Pakistan China to enhance bilateral people-to-people cooperation
Source : PCI Date : 27-05-2014 By : Our Staff
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Islamabad: A delegation of the Chinese Communist Party lead by Tian Duanhui, Director General of CPC Centre for International Exchanges, visited Pakistan China Institute (PCI) to discuss the Chinese experience of good governance and Pak-China bilateral cooperation.
Duanhui appreciated the remarkable contribution of Pakistan-China Institute in amplifying people-to-people interaction between the two countries and promoting the Chinese culture in Pakistan. To further strengthen the bond and cooperation, he underlined the possibilities of joint research studies on China, particularly on the Xinjiang province which is a direct neighbour of Pakistan. These research endeavours, he explained, would project China’s soft power and assist in diplomacy. “Pakistan-China relations are termed as gum and teeth in China which means that the two countries are inter-dependent and hence must work together”, said Duanhui laughingly.
Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman Pakistan-China Institute and Senate Defence Committee, condemned the recent Urumqi terrorist attack, stating that the Senate Defence Committee unequivocally passed a resolution against it. “Pakistan and China have common enemies who must be countered collectively”, he said, adding that terrorism has no religion nor ethnicity and it must be rooted out.
The Senator highlighted the good governance practices of China. He said that China is an example to emulate in poverty alleviation as it uplifted 500 million people from below the poverty threshold into the middle class”, the Chairman said. He also commended the smooth transitions of political leadership in China from one president to another with all of them driving forward the peaceful mission of the Communist Party. Appreciating the vision and leadership of President Xi Jinping, the Chairman remarked China has always maintained a strict policy of non-intervention in the domestic affairs of other countries while endeavoring for regional peace and progress. He added that projects like Central Asian Economic Belt and Pak-China Economic Corridor would be the drivers of future economic growth and stability in the region.
The Senator further said that there should be greater interaction, cooperation and collaborations to teach these lessons to Pakistan and the world. “There should be dissemination of literature on Chinese culture, governance, foreign policy and history in Pakistan”, he emphasized, and adding that many scholars in Pakistan want to study the Chinese history but it is not offered in universities.