PM, Chinese VP underscore significance of Pak-China strategic ties

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan on Saturday underscored the significance of Pakistan-China strategic cooperative relations and agreed to continue furthering cooperation on issues of regional and global significance.They posed their full confidence in the time-tested relationship between the two countries.The unanimity of opinion was expressed during a meeting between the two leaders in Beijing, said a press release issued here.During the meeting, they exchanged views on a range of bilateral, regional and international issues.The prime minister praised China for lifting its 700 million people out of poverty and its successful anti-corruption drive.His government would like to learn from the Chinese experience on poverty reduction and anti-corruption, he added.He said socio-economic uplift, industrial development, establishing special economic zones and livelihood projects were his priority areas under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.He invited Chinese business leaders to relocate labour intensive industry to Pakistan and reiterated the country's principled support for promoting open market policies.The Chinese vice-president said Pakistan and China were all weather strategic cooperative partners.The CPEC as the flagship project of Belt and Road Initiative had taken that relationship to new heights to achieve a community of shared destiny.Vice President Wang Qishan also briefed Prime Minister Imran Khan on the measures taken to fight corruption in China.

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