Thursday, March 24, 2011

Pakistan-China Bilateral Relations

Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Liu Jian has said that India is acquiring weapons on a large-scale by declaring China a threat. We have a close eye on the entire situation and our policy on Kashmir will not change. He said that India was making war preparations not only against China but also against Pakistan.

Defense Cooperation
The borders of China are safe from the Indian aggression. However it has deployed squads of fighter airplanes along the Pakistani border and the direction of its cannons is also toward Pakistan. India is the world's largest arms importer. The United States, the United Kingdom, and France which claim to be friends of Pakistan are supplying both conventional and unconventional weapons to New Delhi. China has withstood Pakistan in all difficult times and it is also playing an important role in the development of Pakistan. Its stance on Kashmir dispute is steadfast and firmer than the incumbent rulers of Pakistan. China is still pursuing the policy of not issuing Indian passports to the Kashmiri people.

Stronger Partnership
Chinese Ambassador Liu Jian said that Beijing was working on 20 strategically important projects in Pakistan and more than 10,000 Chinese nationals are engaged in these projects. The Chinese ambassador also complained that innumerable Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) have been signed between Pakistan and China, but no significant progress had been made to implement them.

Keeping in view the stance of United States, Pakistan should have determined its priorities by now. China is our all-weathered and trustworthy friend. Both the countries have common enemies. Why should not we establish a stronger partnership with China by parting ways with the United States, an enemy in the guise of a friend? What needs to be done on priority basis is that progress should be made on the MoUs already signed between the two countries.

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