ISLAMABAD: China emphasized the implementation of a holistic approach to national security in building the Pak-China community with a shared future. This was mentioned by Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Jiang Zaidong, in an article stating that China stands ready to work hand-in-hand with Pakistan to defeat the evil attempt at disrupting cooperation between the two friendly countries.
The Chinese envoy further maintained that his country would always be ready to work with Pakistan to safeguard development with security and to promote mutual and regional security with development. The Ambassador stated that both countries should take the promotion of international security as support and should further boost China-Pakistan counter-terrorism and security cooperation.
While quoting President Xi Jinping’s vision of the Global Security Initiative, he emphasized that all countries required intimate cooperation in addressing various security challenges for a win-win solution and results. Jiang Zaidong stated that China would always be happy and all set to work with Pakistan in jointly implementing the Global Security Initiative for building a peaceful and secure region.
Condemning the 26th March terrorist attack on Chinese workers in Pakistan, the ambassador stressed taking resolute actions and crackdown against the terrorists. He expressed hope that Pakistan would expedite the investigation of the incident, find out the truth, and give exemplary punishment to the perpetrators.
He stated that both countries should take economic security as the foundation to continue promoting the building of an upgraded version of CPEC. For this purpose, he added, China stands ready to further strengthen counter-terrorism and security cooperation with Pakistan, to maintain high pressure and laborious operation to defeat the menace of terrorism.
