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Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang, the “special guest” at Pakistan's Independence Day celebration, said on Monday that the two countries have always stood by each other and their friendship was “stronger than steel”. Wang, in his Independence Day address in Islamabad, said with Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi by his side:
Wang, a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of China’s ruling Communist Party, also added that China is ready to enhance all-round strategic cooperation and economic ties with its “all-weather” ally Pakistan. Referring to the pet project of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Wang said:
Wang said the USD 50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would enhance Pakistan’s capacity for independent development and deliver tangible benefits to the people along the route and all the people in Pakistan.
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Wang praised Sino-Pakistani ties, saying:
The senior Chinese leader said, amidst the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in the Doklam area:
He said China would support Pakistan’s efforts to pursue the fight against terrorism as per its national interest.
He also noted that over the past seven decades, the Pakistani people have “resolutely defended their national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity against hegemony, power politics and external interference,” achieving success in safeguarding the country's core interests and national dignity.
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