Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting MurtazaSolangi Wednesday said the launch of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) had not only deepened the economic cooperation between the two brotherly countries but also bolstered people-to-people contacts in a remarkable way.
“Over 28,000 Pakistani students were currently studying in China.
This aspect of cooperation is of prime importance in the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative,” the minister said while addressing the Art Exhibition & Cultural Show at Pakistan National Council of Arts.
Since the launch of CPEC, he said people-to-people connectivity between Pakistan and China had soared to new heights.
In Pakistan, the minister said the number of Chinese language learners was growing exponentially with the establishment of Confucius institutes in top universities like the University of Punjab, NUML University and others. Likewise, Pakistani students also visited Chinese universities on Chinese government scholarships to learn Chinese language and do professional degrees/diplomas, he added.
He said similarly artists from Pakistan and China frequently exchanged visits to showcase their artwork in each other’s countries through art exhibitions.
