21 May marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan. Over the past 75 years, standing together through thick and thin, China-Pakistan relations have withstood the tests of an evolving international landscape, remaining as solid as a rock and as stable as China’s Mount Tai. We have forged an ironclad friendship “higher than the Himalayas, deeper than the ocean, sweeter than honey”, setting a model for state-to-state relations. Standing at a new historical starting point, the two countries are committed to building an even closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era, advancing their all-weather strategic cooperative partnership.

Forging a Solid Foundation of Friendship and Public Support with Head-of-State Diplomacy. The traditional China-Pakistan friendship was personally nurtured by the older generation of leaders and represents a precious asset for both countries and peoples. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two sides have maintained frequent high-level exchanges, cemented unbreakable strategic mutual trust and deepened the integration of interests. Since President Xi Jinping’s historic state visit to Pakistan in 2015, the China-Pakistan........

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