Staff Reporter
The Centre for Chinese Legal Studies (CCLS) at Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL), LUMS, recently organised a virtual conference titled: “CPEC: Pakistan-China Security and Strategic Cooperation.”
The conference was attended by Senator Mushahid Hussain, Chairman Defence Committee; Prof Uzair J. Kayani, Head of Department, SAHSOL, and Prof Sikander A. Shah, Director, CCLS. Members of the Pakistan-China Institute and the LUMS community also attended the event.
Prof Kayani welcomed Senator Hussain as a key figure in recognising and promoting the importance of Pakistan and China’s relationship, when the world is witnessing enormous shifts in global policy. Prof. Shah moderated the discussion and highlighted the opportunities and pressing security challenges in relation to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Senator Hussain gave a comprehensive overview of the Pakistan-China relationship and explained that it is not limited to the CPEC flagship project.
He spoke of President Biden’s multilateral approach aimed at managing China’s growing influence in the region, and globally.
In this vein, he highlighted the recently held Quadrilateral Security Dialogue between the United States, Japan, Australia, and India; the G-7 countries meeting; US-NATO summit, and the US-EU summit, each of which openly declared China as a global security challenge.
Senator Hussain also referenced the recent interview of Prime Minister Imran Khan with China Global Television Network, which reaffirmed the resolve that Pakistan will not succumb to any external pressure and downgrade its relationship with China.
