This is naturally the name derived from the relationship between China and Pakistan, then Pakistan and China in the end how iron, China and why so much attention to Pakistan?
First of all, from the traditional friendship between China and Pakistan.
We often hear this "China-Pakistan traditional friendship" this word, it is true that the relationship between countries can not be used to describe the interpersonal relationship in life, but for China and Pakistan, "traditional friendship" this word is more apt.
The so-called "tradition" naturally has historical roots. In recent times, China and Pakistan have been subjected to imperialist aggression and oppression, not to mention the history. At the beginning of the founding of the new China, the international situation was extremely dangerous, willing to recognize the new China is a large number of socialist countries, whether to win the support of non-socialist countries, is a major event in our diplomacy.
Pakistan, Burma, India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Afghanistan and other non-socialist countries were the first to recognize the new China. In early 1950, China and Pakistan reached an agreement on the establishment of diplomatic relations, and on May 21, 1951, China and Pakistan formally established diplomatic relations. Soon after the establishment of diplomatic relations China and Pakistan entered into a commercial agreement, after which all walks of life and people of the two countries began friendly exchanges.
Pakistan was also part of the British colonies during the British India period and has a deep connection with Britain. Pakistan and India are still Commonwealth countries, and yes, there is India, which had a good relationship with China before India coveted our territory. The establishment of diplomatic relations between these two Commonwealth countries and China had an impact on Britain's foreign policy. After weighing the pros and cons, Britain became the first Western country to recognize the new China. This practically broke the attempts of the Western hostile forces to isolate the new China. A newborn people's **** and country, which accounted for one-fourth of the human population, soon gained a firm foothold in the international arena.
The traditional Sino-Pakistani friendship was not confined to the matter of the first recognition of the new China, and Pakistan's role soon came into play.
After the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan, Pakistan gave China a great deal of support in international diplomacy.
First of all, it played a role in the issue of China's restoration of its seat in the U.N. In 1962, Pakistan defied U.S. pressure and voted in favor of restoring the new China's legal seat in the United Nations. Until the entry of new China into the UN, Pakistan has sponsored the restoration of new China's legal rights in the UN at every session of the General Assembly.
China, as a great state of etiquette, certainly knows how to return the favor.
Out of concern for India, Pakistan chose to be pro-U.S. at the beginning of its independence, and in the 1950s it entered into the *** with the U.S. Defense Assistance Agreement, the Bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement, etc., and also joined the U.S.-organized "Central Treaty Organization", "Southeast Asia Treaty Organization" and other organizations to encircle China. It also joined the U.S.-organized "Central Treaty Organization" and the "Southeast Asia Treaty Organization," and allowed the U.S. to set up military bases in Pakistan.
With the change of the international situation, the United States began to pull the strings between India and Pakistan. After the border conflict between China and India, the United States felt that it could draw India in to counterbalance China, so it increased its aid to India dramatically. In the second Indo-Pakistani war in 1965, the United States took the approach of imposing an arms embargo on India and Pakistan. This policy seemed to be unbiased, but in fact, it was tantamount to pulling the rug out from under Pakistan. Because while India could get weapons from the Soviet Union, Pakistan could not.
India with a large number of Soviet fighters have gained the right to control the air, Pakistan's situation is extremely bad, not to mention the preservation of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, the country can still exist are to play a question mark. It was internationally isolated, and as one Pakistani official put it at the time,
"We have been abandoned by the world".
India's hopes of turning its dream of "dividing East Pakistan and recovering Pakistan" into reality were awakened by the emergence of a poor but large country behind Pakistan. The support from China was crucial for Pakistan, and at the critical moment, China has been steadfastly supporting Pakistan, which made Pakistan realize that the alliance with the United States is not solid, and began to develop relations with China more actively.
Since then, Pakistan-U.S. relations, though not broken, have shown a clear rift, with Pakistan refusing to participate in the military activities of the two organizations, and refusing to support the U.S. any longer in the Vietnam War and Laos.From 1965 onwards, the U.S. cut off military aid and arms supplies to Pakistan, and in response, Pakistan closed down U.S. communications bases in its territory.
But after all, Pakistan and the United States still have a friendship. It has taken the initiative to assume the role of a suitable channel of communication between China and the United States, utilizing its special relationship between the two countries.
During the Cold War, when the West imposed a prolonged blockade on China, good Sino-Pakistani relations became a window of communication between China and the Western world. The message of Nixon's wish to visit China and China's invitation to visit were timely delivered through Pakistani President Yahya Khan, and Kissinger's first visit to China also had the cooperation and collaboration of Pakistani security personnel, which played a very important role in the normalization of Sino-US relations.
Another point that is easy to be overlooked is that Pakistan has a population of 220 million people, it is the world's second most populous Islamic countries, and the Middle East countries and neighboring Afghanistan and other deep roots, due to Pakistan's important geographic location, China-Pakistan good relations is the Chinese civilization and Islamic civilization of the important bridge of interaction, the development of China's relations with the Islamic countries is of great significance.
To say that traditional friendship, then this is it, China and Pakistan have established diplomatic relations for more than 70 years, diplomatic relations have not seen any ups and downs, friendship and goodwill has always been the main theme, if this is not traditional friendship, then what is considered?
In addition to the traditional friendship, China-Pakistan friendship has a more important real strategic significance, the reason is from India.
It is well known that India regards itself as the successor of British India, and insists on inheriting all the British colonies, and even bases its territorial claims on the McMahon Line, which was drawn by the British on their own initiative, and which ultimately led to the Sino-Indian border conflict. Modern India has always wanted to be a "big and powerful country", and it has been using the "China threat theory" as a cover to break through the original Indo-Pakistani balance of power.
India and Pakistan have long existed between the Kashmir region and many other disputes, the two countries have three wars, due to India's strength is much stronger than Pakistan, the two countries are close to each other, Pakistan can be said to be hate and fear of India, as it is the most important opponent.
The enemy of the enemy is a friend, not to mention the traditional friendship between China and Pakistan, India's hostility to China is even more hostile to Pakistan, the United States and Pakistan to control India has become the only choice. Pakistan as China's "all-weather friend", not only can make China in the Sino-Indian conflict to increase the weight of the fight against India, but also allows China in the path of reconciliation between India and Pakistan as a vital force, so that India and Pakistan have a request for China, in the role of India and Pakistan balance, China can maximize the maintenance of their own interests.
Beyond South Asia to the world, Pakistan is equally significant.
Pakistan is both pro-US and pro-China, and is a bitter rival to India. Once the U.S.-China relations are bad, the U.S. will support India, this time Pakistan stood on the side of China against India. Once China-US relations are good, the US will support Pakistan, and China-US-Pakistan will form an alliance.
In times of tension between China and the United States, control of Pakistan is the centerpiece of its South Asian strategy, which will have a huge impact on South Asia. China has made huge investments in Pakistan's energy corridors, and Pakistan's well-being is directly related to China's economic lifeline. The traditional friendship between China and Pakistan has allowed the Chinese and Pakistani military to have close ties, allowing its security to be guaranteed.
For China, the loss of Pakistan will lose the western security barrier, which means it will directly face the challenge of the United States, when the United States can directly infiltrate China, the security situation will be challenged.
If this game of national strategy is a bit distant for ordinary people, then look at something more practical.
In 1963, China and Pakistan signed their first trade and payment agreement, which provided for mutual most-favored-nation treatment in trade, shipping and other areas, and which is still in force today. in 1969, China and Pakistan began to develop direct trade across the border, and direct exchanges between the two countries in the border areas have become more active.
With China-Pakistan friendship, there is also a foundation for friendly exchanges between Chinese and Pakistani people. A British reporter once interviewed Pakistanis unkindly:
"Does China really care about you?"
The Pakistani people answered in this way:
"For the relationship between China and Pakistan, I think it should be higher than the Himalayas."
A friend who went to the UK came back and said as follows:
Pakistani people I met, whether drivers, cooks, or school teachers, students, as soon as I saw my yellow looks, I must ask a question about which country I am from, and get an answer back enthusiastically: ChinaandPakistanpeopleareforeverbestfriends!
So if it is not contact with Pakistani people, China-Pakistan friendship on you have no use, of course not ah.
In the modern socio-economic model and the trend of global integration of the world economy, even if an individual does not deal directly with Pakistanis, there is no guarantee that the industry in which you are engaged has become or will become a cog in the chain of international economic and trade interactions.
Pakistan itself is an important commodity exporter of China, China's computer and communications technology, fertilizer, steel plate, machinery and equipment, etc., are Pakistan's main imports.
For example, in 2019 alone, Chinese cell phone brand OPPP has captured 25 percent of Pakistan's cell phone market, ranking first, while Huawei and VIVO also occupy 15 percent and 13 percent of the market share, respectively, with Chinese cell phones occupying half of Pakistan's cell phone market.
The cell phone manufacturing supply chain is a huge industrial chain, involving countless enterprises. And Pakistan also has its own advantageous industries, such as medical equipment. Pakistan has the largest surgical instrument manufacturing industry in Asia and is one of the world's major production bases for medical devices, with the output of low-end and mid-range medical device products ranking among the world's top. Medical equipment is one of Pakistan's main exports to China.
To put it another way, even if your job has nothing to do with any of this, the economic situation of the country is always relevant to everyone.
Pakistan is located in the important node of the Belt and Road, is an important pivot country, China-Pakistan friendship makes Pakistan like a solid bridge pier to protect the smooth promotion and implementation of the Belt and Road. I don't need to talk about the significance of the Belt and Road, most of the countries it passes through are developing countries and emerging economies with huge potential for economic development, and it will benefit all the people.
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which has been under construction for eight years, has entered its second phase, with the Gwadar Port, the leading project, already open for business, and its construction and development is of great significance to China's economic development, which gives the country an additional option beyond the Strait of Malacca.
Together with the land energy corridor mentioned above and the Central Asian high-speed rail program, which concerns the entire economy, who can say that there is not a little bit of relationship with us.
China has been Pakistan's number one trading partner, number one source of imports and number three export destination for several years now. With the advancement of the Belt and Road Initiative, the total volume of trade between the two countries is still growing year by year.
In short, why long live the friendship between China and Pakistan, Pakistani politicians have a motto:
Anytime you believe in the United States is the same as choosing to be abandoned.
It means that the US policy is so changeable and its attitude is so bizarre that believing in the US is tantamount to the risk of being abandoned. In contrast, our policy is consistent and complete, China has never invaded other countries, we have always said that distant relatives are better than close neighbors, peaceful development and mutual benefit **** win is the main theme.
China-Pakistan friendship is in line with the fundamental interests of the two peoples, and with such a cornerstone, China-Pakistan friendship will surely grow.
China-Pakistan friendship is in the fundamental interests of the two peoples.