By bne IntelIiNews China and Uzbekistan have upgraded their ties to an “all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership” from the previous plainer “comprehensive strategic partnership”. The announcement of the move came during the January 23-25 state visit paid to China by Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Beijing uses defined levels of partnerships to indicate its likely strategic priorities and perception of countries in foreign policy and diplomacy. In Beijing, Mirziyoyev and China’s President Xi Jinping signed 14 bilateral documents, said by officials to mark a significant advance in Uzb…