On Jan. 10 ,2019, a signing ceremony of the "Belt and Road" Innovation Research Center, which was co-built by Confucius Institute at Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies and Department of Sinology at Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies, was held at Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies. Both directors of the Confucius Institute, Professor Yang Taibao, and Ms. Saodat, attended the ceremony.