Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Pakistan Observer, Mr Faisal Zahid Malik in conversation with Minister Counselor Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Xu Hangtian and Press Attache Mr. Liu Chang during their visit to Pakistan Observer. Chief of Digital Media & Strategy of Pakistan Observer, Mr Saud Faisal Malik and Head of Social Media, Mr Ebraheem Faisal Malik also attended the meeting.—PO photo by Sh Arif
Zubair Qureshi Islamabad
China is Pakistan’s trusted friend and strategic part-ner and both countries value the strong bond of friendship that spans over decades and has stood all the tests of times and climes. These views were expressed by Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Paki-stan Observer Mr Faisal Zahid Malik in a meeting with a delegation of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that visited the offices of Pakistan Observer.
The Chinese delegation consisted of the Minister Counselor Mr. Xu Hangtian and Press Attache Mr. Liu Chang. Pakistan Observer’s Chief of Digital Media & Strategy, Mr Saud Faisal Malik and Head of Social Media, Mr Ebraheem Malik also attended the meeting. Mr Faisal Malik welcoming the guests briefed them about Pakistan Observer’s principled policy of supporting Pakistan-China Friendship and thwarting all negative propaganda against their growing ties. The founder of Pakistan Observer, Mr Zahid Malik (late) always championed the cause of Pakistan-China friendship and in his articles and editorials always urged the government of Pakistan to look towards China for its economic uplift and the re-gional prosperity, said Mr Faisal Malik. Zahid Malik was a strong advocate of these relations and firmly believed that Pakistan’s economy could take a turn around with the support of friends like China, said he.
Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Pakistan Observer Mr Faisal Zahid Malik presenting a bouquet of flowers to the Chinese embassy’s Minister Counselor Mr. Xu Hangtian and Press Attache Mr. Liu Chang upon their arrival at Pakistan Observer’s offices.— PO photo
While referring to the Chinese President Xi Jin-ping’s third term, Mr. Faisal Malik said it was again the biggest motivation and reflection of the Chinese people’s abiding trust in their leadership. He ex-pressed his confidence that under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, the people of China would continue their march towards success and glory. He also appreciated the Chinese mediation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Iran. This further cements China’s global leadership role for international peace.Regarding Pakistan-China relations, he was of the view that Pakistan was benefiting greatly from President Xi’s Belt & Road Initiative (B&RI).
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a flagship project of the BRI and has proven to be a game-changer for Pakistan’s economy, generating hundreds of thousands of employment opportunities and huge economic activity. CPEC, with an invest-ment of over US $62 billion, has brought the prom-ise of economic prosperity and stability for Pakistan at a time when investment was scarce and the coun-try was facing the worst financial challenges. Last year, both China and Pakistan celebrated the 10th anniversary of the CPEC and agreed to take it to the next phase with the same vigour and continue their cooperation for the common good and benefit of their people.
Besides industrial and business cooperation, cultural exchanges also contribute greatly to the stronger people-to-people and government-to-government ties, he said and urged activation of cultural linkages apart from the usual business and corporate trips from the two sides.
Minister Counselor Mr. Xu Hangtian thanked the Chairman of Pakistan Observer and his team for extending warm welcome and commended Pakistan Observer for giving good coverage to the Belt Road Initiative (B&RI) and its positive impacts. Mr. Xu Hangtian also spoke about the Chinese innovations in the agri sector and proposed that Pakistan being primarily an agriculture country can greatly benefit from the Chinese technology and innovative meth-ods to enhance this particular sector. Later, the Chi-nese delegation visited various offices and sections of the Pakistan Observer and met the staff members of the newspaper and OTV there.
