In an interview with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan last year, the president described bilateral relations between China and Azerbaijan as "excellent", adding that it was the beginning of a very long journey. What does that statement imply? What does Mr. Hikmat Hajiyev, assistant to President Ilham Aliyev on foreign affairs, see as the promises of China-Azerbaijan relations going forward? What is the potential of the Middle Corridor linking China, central Asia, the Caucasus, and Europe?