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\nChina\u2019s high-quality development is highly impressive, said Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, chairman of Understanding China Forum and former foreign minister of Pakistan. \u201cThis is our second visit to China since 2019. We witnessed with our own eyes the latest achievements in China\u2019s high-quality development, especially its remarkable progress in ecological conservation,\u201d said Kasuri, according to Gwadar Pro.
\nPakistan is firmly committed to working with China to build an upgraded version of CPEC and looks forward to learning from China\u2019s experience in governance and development, as well as deepening bilateral cooperation in various fields.
\n\u201cUnderstanding China Forum is willing to continue to give full play to the role of think tanks in serving government decision-making and enhancing people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, so as to contribute to the development of Pakistan-China relations,\u201d said Kasuri.
\nKasuri made these remarks in Beijing while leading a delegation from the Understanding China Forum, a Pakistan-based think tank, during a visit to China. The visit was hosted by China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy.
\nDuring the delegation\u2019s visit to Beijing on April 22, Wang Yu, Vice President of the Chinese People\u2019s Institute of Foreign Affairs, met with the delegation. The two sides exchanged views on China-Pakistan relations, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, and other issues of common interest.
\nOn April 23, the members met with Liu Jinsong, the Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry. Liu said that China always cherishes the traditional friendship with Pakistan and is committed to accelerating the establishment of an even closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era.
\nChina is ready to collaborate with Pakistan to balance development and security, and to enhance high-level interactions and friendly exchanges at all levels. \u201cWe should pay more attention to people-to-people exchanges, enhance mutual understanding through more face-to-face communication, especially encouraging the younger generations of the two countries to uphold the China-Pakistan friendship,\u201d said Liu.
\nThe Pakistani side reiterated its traditional support for China on international issues during the meeting, particularly concerning the South China Sea and the one-China principle. On April 24, Jiang Jiang, Vice President of Chinese People\u2019s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, met with the delegation.
\nThe two sides exchanged views on enhancing friendship between the two peoples, deepening cooperation between localities and sister cities, and promoting positive narratives of China-Pakistan friendship.
\nThe delegation witnessed and was impressed by China\u2019s new achievements in artificial intelligence, digital economy, import and export trade. They stated that China\u2019s pursuit of high-quality development, focusing on developing new quality productive forces, has and will continue to benefit Pakistan and other countries. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD China\u2019s high-quality development is highly impressive, said Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, chairman of Understanding China Forum and former foreign minister of Pakistan. \u201cThis is our second visit to China since 2019. We witnessed with our own eyes the latest achievements in China\u2019s high-quality development, especially its remarkable progress in ecological conservation,\u201d said Kasuri, according to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-403608","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n