| Abstract: | China and Pakistan have an especially close friendship, during the past 57 years they have developed their diplOmatic ties, and both have prospered from the smooth development of friendly and neighborly relations, as well as mutually beneficial cooperation. In 2006, the successful exchange of visits between the two presidents has brought bilateral relations into a new phase; in addition, the two sides have strengthened their high-level strategic dialogue. Though the top leaders in Pakistan have recently changed, the countries' friendship will never change; therefore, it was a meaningful gesture that in October 2008, H.E. Mr. Asif Ali Zardari, the newly elected president, chose China for his first official visit abroad, expressing that he would like to bring his "own concept" to China. |
