LAHORE, Mar 17 (TNS): Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing said on Saturday that China could not afford to lose Pakistan because stability in its neighbourhood was necessary for his country’s development.
He said this while speaking at a policy dialogue titled “Pakistan-China Relations in the 21st century”, organized by the Lahore Centre for Peace Research (LCPR).
The Chinese ambassador emphasized that Pakistan has a place in China’s vision of development and growth as enshrined in the last year’s 19th China’s Communist Party Convention.
He said that Pakistan’s importance for China would continue to increase because of the all-weather Pak-China relations and centrality of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor project.
Yao said that a stable Pakistan was vital to China’s growth. The ambassador reminded the gathering that China envisages the CPEC to be a lead project for connectivity and peace.
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He said the project was not only for the benefit of Pakistan and China as ‘ownership of CPEC finally belongs to the whole world’.
Earlier, Shamshad Ahmed Khan, former foreign secretary, who is currently the LCPR chairman, highlighted the unwavering commitment of Pakistan and China’s leadership to build stronger economic and social ties between the two countries.
He emphasised that China’s relations with Pakistan were not based on transient interests but have remained unconditional. He said that China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a huge regional agenda with mutual interests rooted in China’s and Pakistan’s common vision for a better future and prosperity of the region.
The event was also attended by the Chinese Consul General Long Dingbin, former Finance Minister Dr Salman Shah, former Pakistan diplomats and notable defence analysts and people from the academia.
