LAHORE: A first of its kind gathering of Pakistani scholars and Chinese diplomats jointly subscribed to the outcomes of the recently-concluded 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on a seminar organized by Institute of International Relations and Media Research (IIRMR) on Sunday.
They underlined the need to tap new diversity into Pak-China relations as well as CPEC and hailed the induction of new corridors including health corridor, industrial corridor, digital corridor, and green corridor.
Shedding light on new opportunities while discussing the impacts of the 20th CPC National Congress on Pak-China relations, Chinese Consul General Lahore Zhao Shiren said that the people of Pakistan are real stakeholders besides the government and Chinese leadership is ready to work jointly with every segment of society to let CPEC fortunes trickle down to grass route level.
Mr. Zhao stressed that 2023 is to be marked as a year of China-Pakistan Year of Tourism and Exchange. The Gandhara Art Exhibition will be held at the Palace Museum in Beijing to showcase Pakistan’s diverse culture and long history of interaction with China.
With the gradual resumption of direct flight operation with more frequency, people-to-people exchanges between the two countries will become more active, he added.
As the 20th CPC National Congress reaffirmed the commitments of the Party and the country to world peace and common development, with dedication to promoting a community with a shared future for mankind, the Chinese Consul General said that CPEC is going to be more mature and multi-dimensional after the introduction of new concepts like health corridor, industrial corridor, digital corridor, and green corridor in the next phase.
He termed the impacts of the Party Congress positive on the development of China-Pak relations, saying recent Prime Minister Shehbaz fruitful maiden official visit to China right after the Party Congress as one of the first heads of government speaks volumes about the great importance of China-Pakistan relations. –Agencies
