Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says China’s leadership has conveyed a message to the entire globe that long-lasting friendship can only be achieved through multilateralism instead of unilateralism.
He was addressing the faculty members and students of Tianjin University in China on Sunday.
The Prime Minister said Chinese President Xi Jinping’s vision has proved that prosperity and progress can only be achieved through team work and shared progress and not through exclusive rights. He said Pakistan fully supports and endorses President Xi Jinping’s vision.
Shehbaz Sharif said youth comprises over sixty percent of Pakistan’s population. Emphasizing to unlock this potential, he said Pakistan has partnered with China to chart new opportunities in advanced education, skilled development and vocational trainings. He added that about thirty thousand Pakistani students are learning modern knowledge from various universities of China.
Turning towards Pakistan-China cooperation in the field of agri education, the Prime Minister said one thousand agri graduates are being sent to China from Pakistan to learn modern techniques. These graduates, after acquiring sufficient training, will help assist farmers in achieving high yields in different crops.
The Prime Minister also advised Pakistani students studying in China to be great ambassadors of Pakistan in terms of hard work, punctuality and unwavering commitment to equip themselves with modern knowledge and techniques.
Highlighting the historical importance of Pak-China friendship, Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan-China ties are as old as the Silk Road is, when traders and monks carried not only goods but ideas across mountains and deserts. They are as profound as Gandhara where Buddhist Art and learning traveled from Taxila to Shanghai and to Beijing.
He said Pakistan was the first Muslim country to recognize China. Then Karakoram Highway carved through rock and ice became one of China’s earliest and boldest infrastructure projects with a foreign partner. He said it was Pakistan’s leader who was the last foreign guest to be received by late Chairman Mao Zedong.
