On September 18, Charge d’Affaires Shi Yuanqiang of the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan attended the Seminar on 75th Anniversary of the Establishment of China-Pakistan Diplomatic Relations and CPEC 2.0 hosted by Diplomatic Focus magazine. The event was attended by Deputy Chairman of the Pakistani Senate Syedaal Khan Nasar, former Pakistani ambassadors to China, representatives from think tanks, media, academia and the business community, as well as diplomatic envoys from multiple countries stationed in Pakistan.

Shi Yuanqiang stated that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), as a flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative, has yielded fruitful achievements and entered a new stage of high-quality development. Guided by the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, China stands ready to work with Pakistan to accelerate the building of CPEC 2.0 and jointly build an even closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era, delivering greater benefits to the two peoples.

Pakistani participants fondly recalled the profound friendship forged over the 75 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. They spoke highly of CPEC’s significant role in promoting Pakistan’s economic development and industrial transformation, and expressed their commitment to jointly advancing the steady and sustained development of CPEC 2.0, elevating Pakistan-China relations to new heights.