China was the first country to establish diplomatic relations with Turkmenistan after it declared independence.

[4] In July 2019, UN ambassadors of 37 countries, including Turkmenistan, signed a joint letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council defending China's persecution of Uyghurs.

[8] On 3 April 2006, China and Turkmenistan signed a framework agreement on a potential pipeline construction and long-term gas supply.

[9] In June 2007, during his visit to China, Turkmeni President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow signed an accord to speed up implementation of the Turkmeni-Chinese gas pipeline project.

[10] In July 2007, it was formally announced that Turkmenistan will join the original Kazakhstan–China oil pipeline project.