The overall situation in Uzbekistan was favorable in 2013. Reforms in the political field were carried out smoothly，and the momentum of social stability and sound development was maintained. The government attached great importance to reforms in the areas of people’s livelihood，emphasizing the realization of democracy through establishing civil society while keeping high vigilance and rigorous strike on religious extremism and terrorism. In economic field，since the government paid attention to structural adjustment，encouraged the growth of medium and small enterprises，and made efforts to add employment，the whole economy went well for the whole year，and the people’s income continued to rise. On the diplomatic front，Uzbekistan maintained favorable relations with big countries，especially further improved its relations with Russia，and joined the CIS Free Trade Zone which it had been hesitant to do for many years. The Uzbek relations with the United States and the European Union developed smoothly. Uzbekistan made some adjustment to its relations with its neighbouring countries，especially with Kazakhstan，and the establishment of strategic partnership with Kazakhstan demonstrated the changes in Uzbekistan’s diplomatic ideas. But its relations with Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan were still troublesome because of the competition for water resources and border issues. The strategic partnership relations between China and Uzbekistan continued to develop smoothly.