China to stand by Pakistan in its hour of need: Envoy

Pakistani Ambassador to China Masood Khan has said that China will stand by Pakistan in its hour of need as Islamabad and Beijing have been enjoying time-tested friendship.
“We are confident that China will stand by us in difficult times as it has been doing for the past years,” he said while addressing a press briefing at the office of China Radio International (CRI) on Wednesday.
Responding to a question about US military aid cut, he said the relationship between both the countries are getting stronger and China has always supported Pakistan in its difficult times.
He said that the relationships between the two states would further be cemented after exchange of media delegations. “The media persons are agents of change, and the Pak-China media are performing this job well. Today the media personnel are more influential than diplomats. After the exchange of delegations, we see stronger bonds with China,” he added. He stressed the need for exchanging institutional delegations to augment ties between the two brotherly states. The ambassador called for constituting institutional links as both the countries were enjoying over 60-year-old friendship.
He lauded Pakistani media’s role in strengthening Sino-Pak relations, saying: “Pakistani media’s response to China is warm and the exchange of media delegations is a welcoming step.”
He further said that improved Pak-China media ties will help boost diplomatic relations. The ambassador said the China civilisation had merged among others; therefore, the media should celebrate the river civilisation tasks. Pakistani media delegation head Muhammad Iqbal said that since Indian and European media are plotting against the relationship of Pakistan and China targeting the economic development of China, the exchange of media delegations will help thwart such notorious designs.
Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry Asian Affairs Director Luo Zhao Hui called for promoting the river civilisation. He added that Gwadar Port, Karakorum Highway, F-22 and J-17 thunder aircraft were among the flagship projects, which disclosed loyalty between both the countries.
State Council for Information Vice Minister Wang Wei Qiang said, “We will carry forward Pak-China friendship according to the pacts signed by the high-ups of the two states.