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ISLAMABAD – The International Conference on China-Pakistan Cooperation 2021 kicked off in Chengdu, Sichuan province of China on Saturday.
As many as 150 participants are attending the conference online and offline, including Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong, Pakistani Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque, experts and entrepreneurs from China and Pakistan, according to CEN.
The participants had an in-depth exchange on the cooperation achievements and future development on “strategic cooperation and cultural exchanges” and “economic & trade cooperation and industrial development” since China and Pakistan established diplomatic ties in 1951.
They also discussed the high-quality building of the second phase of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the rosy prospect of China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership.
Director of Pakistan Studies Center at Peking University, Pro. Tang Mengsheng, presided over the sub-forum titled “Strategic cooperation and Cultural exchanges”.
Li Hongwu, president of Pakistan Sichuan Chamber of Commerce chaired the other sub- forum themed “Economic & trade cooperation and Industrial development”.
According to Sichuan University (SU), the sponsor of this conference, it is one of the activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of China-Pakistan diplomatic ties.
This conference is jointly organized by SU’s China Center for South Asia Studies, Pakistan Studies Center and School of International Studies.