China stands ready to take high quality development of CPEC projects to next level, says Chinese Amb Jiang Zaidong

Chinese President Xi Jinping has pointed out that China has always viewed China-Pakistan relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, consistently placing Pakistan as a priority in our neighborhood diplomacy.

“This year marks the 10th anniversary of President Xi Jinping’s historic visit to Pakistan, and next year, the two countries will celebrate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations, presenting a crucial juncture and opportunities for bilateral ties,” Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong in an interaction with the Pakistani media.

Ziadong said they will thoroughly implement the guiding principles of President Xi Jinping’s important speech at the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Conference on work related to neighboring countries held in Beijing on April 8 and 9.

He said the Chinese authorities will also accelerate the building of an even closer China-Pakistan Community with a Shared Future in the new era, and continue to lead the way in fostering a community of shared future with neighboring countries.

“Firstly, we will enhance strategic mutual trust. China will, as always, support Pakistan in safeguarding its national sovereignty and territorial integrity, pursuing a development path suited to its national conditions, and achieving stability and prosperity.

“Secondly, we will deepen development integration. We stand ready to synergize China’s eight major steps for high-quality Belt and Road cooperation with Pakistan’s “5Es” development framework, jointly forging an upgraded version of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

“Thirdly, we will enhance security cooperation. China is willing to actively implement the Memorandum of Understanding on jointly promoting cooperation under the Global Security Initiative (GSI) with Pakistan, help Pakistan in strengthening its counterterrorism capacity-building, thereby safeguarding Pakistan’s strive for stable development and the promotion of practical cooperation between our two countries.

“Fourthly, we will strengthen people-to-people ties. We will work with Pakistan to organize more down-to-earth and beneficial activities, so that the China-Pakistan bond takes deeper root among our peoples, and the Chinese and Islamic civilizations can shine together in a shared brilliance,” he added.