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Pakistan is Chinas Number 1 ally and the most special country for China.
These were the words of Prof Feng Zhongping, President, China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), as he addressed members of the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs (PIIA) at the institute Tuesday morning.
The occasion was the visit by a five-member delegation of the CICIR who had an interactive discussion with a compact group of PIIA members and journalists. Chairperson of the institute, Dr Masooma Hassan, presided over the proceedings.
Our ties with Pakistan, Zhongping said, are historic and as such we treat Pakistan as a very special country. Pakistan, he said, had a geo-strategic location which was of pivotal importance to China. He said that Pakistan was an old friend of China and added that China had a history of never letting her friends down. Pakistans population of 180 million was of great consequence to China, he said.
Another member of the delegation, citing the importance of Pak-China ties, pointed out that it was Pakistan that helped open up China to the world by starting off an air service between the two countries and cited Pakistans efforts in bringing the US and China closer.
Pakistans location, Zhongping said, was very important as access to the Indian Ocean would make China a two-ocean power, with the Indian Ocean to one side and the Pacific to the other which would benefit the country greatly in light of her rapidly expanding trade with the world.
Asked by a questioner about the validity of the current perception that the US was grooming India to take on China militarily and was building India as a sequel to China, he said that it was premature to make a prognosis there and lots would depend on the Indian stance towards the issue of which there were no indications as yet. He said that all chances were that India would not be sucked into the US strategic plans of the US in the area as that could affect her rapid economic advances and undo the fruits of her development effort.
Replying to another question regarding the changes in Myanmar (Burma) and how these were being exploited by the US to encircle China by bringing the south-east Asian nations into the US military fold, he said that China was carefully watching the situation and would surely devise ways and means to counter this threat and said that relations with Pakistan were critical in light of the threat from the latest Burmese situation. The main thrust of our foreign policy is domestic development and developing countries are the focus of Chinas policies, Zhongping said.
As for the current tension between China and Japan over an island, he said that theyd never go to war on that issue. Well agree to disagree, he said.
He dispelled the impression of a questioner that China had jettisoned the Marxist principles of socio-economic justice and was now a totally capitalist country. He said China actively believed in the perpetuation of the policies of the Chinese Communist Party. Of course, he said, there had to be some readjustments given the changes in the complexion of society brought about by the technological advances but he stressed that these readjustments would have to be restricted and made within given parameters and that the basic principles of socio-economic justice and egalitarianism propagated by Marx would remain the cornerstone of Chinas policies. At this juncture, Dr Masooma Hassan interjected to describe her observations springing from her visits to China. She pointed out the phenomenal progress brought about by the communist party that shed witnessed.
To further stress the socialist orientation of China, Zhongping said that every Chinese citizen had free access to the spheres of health and education.
In reply to a question about Chinas position on the United Nations, he said that the situation had qualitatively changed after World War II, adding, We need a new global order whereby the rights of new emerging nations are preserved in the multilateral bodies.
As regards the Taliban question, another member of the delegation said that the Taliban must be induced to talk as military methods to contain them had failed. He said what was needed was to provide hope to the youngsters through the development process. He said that the increase in Madressas and decrease in jobs had radicalised the youngsters as there was gaping economic disparity. As such, he said, the disparities had to be narrowed down and that could only be done by giving impetus to socio-economic development.
Our development has been possible because of our vibrant foreign policy, Zhongping said.
Pakistan China
These were the words of Prof Feng Zhongping, President, China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), as he addressed members of the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs (PIIA) at the institute Tuesday morning.
The occasion was the visit by a five-member delegation of the CICIR who had an interactive discussion with a compact group of PIIA members and journalists. Chairperson of the institute, Dr Masooma Hassan, presided over the proceedings.
Our ties with Pakistan, Zhongping said, are historic and as such we treat Pakistan as a very special country. Pakistan, he said, had a geo-strategic location which was of pivotal importance to China. He said that Pakistan was an old friend of China and added that China had a history of never letting her friends down. Pakistans population of 180 million was of great consequence to China, he said.
Another member of the delegation, citing the importance of Pak-China ties, pointed out that it was Pakistan that helped open up China to the world by starting off an air service between the two countries and cited Pakistans efforts in bringing the US and China closer.
Pakistans location, Zhongping said, was very important as access to the Indian Ocean would make China a two-ocean power, with the Indian Ocean to one side and the Pacific to the other which would benefit the country greatly in light of her rapidly expanding trade with the world.
Asked by a questioner about the validity of the current perception that the US was grooming India to take on China militarily and was building India as a sequel to China, he said that it was premature to make a prognosis there and lots would depend on the Indian stance towards the issue of which there were no indications as yet. He said that all chances were that India would not be sucked into the US strategic plans of the US in the area as that could affect her rapid economic advances and undo the fruits of her development effort.
Replying to another question regarding the changes in Myanmar (Burma) and how these were being exploited by the US to encircle China by bringing the south-east Asian nations into the US military fold, he said that China was carefully watching the situation and would surely devise ways and means to counter this threat and said that relations with Pakistan were critical in light of the threat from the latest Burmese situation. The main thrust of our foreign policy is domestic development and developing countries are the focus of Chinas policies, Zhongping said.
As for the current tension between China and Japan over an island, he said that theyd never go to war on that issue. Well agree to disagree, he said.
He dispelled the impression of a questioner that China had jettisoned the Marxist principles of socio-economic justice and was now a totally capitalist country. He said China actively believed in the perpetuation of the policies of the Chinese Communist Party. Of course, he said, there had to be some readjustments given the changes in the complexion of society brought about by the technological advances but he stressed that these readjustments would have to be restricted and made within given parameters and that the basic principles of socio-economic justice and egalitarianism propagated by Marx would remain the cornerstone of Chinas policies. At this juncture, Dr Masooma Hassan interjected to describe her observations springing from her visits to China. She pointed out the phenomenal progress brought about by the communist party that shed witnessed.
To further stress the socialist orientation of China, Zhongping said that every Chinese citizen had free access to the spheres of health and education.
In reply to a question about Chinas position on the United Nations, he said that the situation had qualitatively changed after World War II, adding, We need a new global order whereby the rights of new emerging nations are preserved in the multilateral bodies.
As regards the Taliban question, another member of the delegation said that the Taliban must be induced to talk as military methods to contain them had failed. He said what was needed was to provide hope to the youngsters through the development process. He said that the increase in Madressas and decrease in jobs had radicalised the youngsters as there was gaping economic disparity. As such, he said, the disparities had to be narrowed down and that could only be done by giving impetus to socio-economic development.
Our development has been possible because of our vibrant foreign policy, Zhongping said.
Pakistan China
