On April 11, Pakistan's National Assembly met to vote on a new prime minister. After the withdrawal of The Deputy Chairman of the Justice Movement Party and Foreign Minister Kureshi, a candidate for prime minister, the ruling coalition, the leader of the opposition party and the chairman of the Pakistan Muslim League (Sharif), Shabaz Sharif, was elected as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan. This means that the anti-American Prime Minister Imran Khan has completely left the position of head of the Pakistani government.
Shabbaz Sharif, Chairman of the Pakistan Muslim League (Sharif).
So, the question is, after the election of Shabaz Sharif, was it still Pakistani iron? Is Pakistan still pro-China?
The answer is yes.
01 Shabaz Sharif is pro-China but also pro-American
Shabaz Sharif, who was prime minister for the first time, was born in 1952 at the age of 70. He is the chairman of the Pakistan Muslim League-Sharif (PML-N) party.
Shabaz Sharif's family is a political family and chaebol in Pakistan. At the end of the 19th century, the Sharif family immigrated from Kashmir to Punjab Province, founded a family business, and developed into one of the largest consortiums in Pakistan, the Itfak Group, with dozens of enterprises such as Pakistan's largest steel plant.
Punjab is the most industrially and agricultural region in Pakistan. The province has a population of about 100 million, accounts for more than 60% of the country's GDP, and produces 80% of the country's grain, 75% of fertilizer, 70% of sugar, and 40% of cement. His brother was former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Shabbaz Sharif (right) and brother Nawaz Sharif
Shabaz Sharif's 40 years of political experience shows his style and political leanings. He is known for his passion for economic development, building large infrastructure facilities and a "workaholic" style. He has been active in promoting a series of large-scale infrastructure projects, including the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project.
Compared to his former rival, Imran Khan, he is moderate. Shabaz said a few days ago that maintaining good relations with the United States is of great importance to Pakistan, which is in stark contrast to imran Khan's hostile relations with the United States.
But how to face the old friend of the Great Powers of the East? Shabaz Sharif said that China is Pakistan's loyal, reliable and trustworthy good partner and has always supported Pakistan's development. The friendship between Pakistan and China has been long-standing and deeply rooted in the hearts of the two peoples. The Pakistani side will continue to make every effort to promote the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
02 Pakistan's pro-China policy has surpassed half a century
It is a fact that Pakistani Railways and our friendship are true, but pakistani railways are also very complicated in their national conditions, especially in the political arena. The various prime ministers have sung and represented the interests of different families, but the advantage is that no matter which leader of Pakistan comes to power, the relationship with the mainland is relatively good.
Since the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan in 1951, they have begun a 70-year-long national friendship. And the event that really brought the Chinese and Pakistani people together was the Second Indo-Pakistani War. In early August 1965, Kashmiri guerrillas and Indian troops engaged in a fierce exchange of fire near the India-Pakistan ceasefire line, which directly triggered the Second India-Pakistan War.
In order to help Pakistan, China has supported Pakistan's war through multiple channels. The first is to choose the Sino-Tin and Sino-Indian border disputes as the location of military intervention, which has attracted many Indian troops. In the early morning of September 17, 1965, the Chinese Foreign Ministry submitted a tough note to the Indian ambassador to China, "solemnly demanding that the Indian government dismantle the Indian military invasion fortifications on the China-Xistan border within three days of receiving the note, immediately stop all indian invasion activities and promise no more harassment." ”
We also supported a number of tank cannons (200 Type 59 tanks), which ultimately helped Pakistan win the Second Indo-Pakistani War. Therefore, the 1965 India-Pakistan conflict really warmed up the friendship between China and Pakistan.
Due to the inconvenience of transportation between the two countries, at the request of Pakistan, a passage to open up trade between the two countries, the "China-Pakistan Highway", came into being, which is the Karakoram Highway.
In 1966, Chinese and Brazilian workers blew up the first cannon on the Pamir Plateau, and china and Pakistan agreed to build the Hongqiraf Pass on the border between the two countries at an altitude of 4,700 meters in their respective directions.
In the decades since, China has been Pakistan's most determined big brother, supporting the development of the little brothers in various ways. China has also helped Pakistan build its own defense industrial system, and it is widely recognized internationally that China has provided important technical assistance in the development of Pakistan's nuclear weapons and strategic missiles.
The former president of Pakistan once said: "In every critical period in Pakistan, China is on the side of Pakistan." China has been providing assistance to Pakistan politically, economically and militarily. ”
And when China has difficulties, Pakistan will also reciprocate.
China has restored its seat at the United Nations, and Pakistan is one of its supporters. In the 1980s, the United States maliciously sanctioned the eastern powers, and it was Pakistan that firmly opposed it, which made the United States very dissatisfied with Pakistan.
The two countries have always been a good-neighborly, friendly and mutually beneficial cooperative relationship, China has listed Pakistan as an "all-weather strategic cooperative partner", and Pakistan has also regarded Chinese people as its most trusted friend.
At the time of the Wenchuan earthquake and the invasion of the new crown epidemic in China, Pakistan Railways once again dispatched 10,000 Pakistani combat readiness tents to China. In order to put as many tents, stretchers and other important emergency resources as possible, the Pakistani military also removed all the seats on the plane and sat on the ground. At that time, Pakistani President Musharraf personally visited the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, and with tears in his eyes, he eagerly expressed his condolences to the Chinese people, sincerely saying: "Whatever the Chinese brothers need, we will provide." ”
At the beginning of 2020, when the epidemic on the mainland was at its worst, Pakistan, which was not economically developed, used its national strength to support China with 300,000 masks, more than 800 protective clothing and 6,800 pairs of gloves.
This is The Friendship between China and Pakistan.
Pakistanis say: "The friendship between China and Pakistan is higher than the mountains, deeper than the sea, and sweeter than honey." I believed it!
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