{"id":54782,"date":"2025-11-12T13:29:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=54782"},"modified":"2025-11-12T13:46:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:46:57","slug":"alignment-of-chinas-global-initiatives-with-pakistans-regional-and-multilateral-objectives-of-connectivity-to-foster-peace-prosperity-emphsized-at-issi-cicir-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/alignment-of-chinas-global-initiatives-with-pakistans-regional-and-multilateral-objectives-of-connectivity-to-foster-peace-prosperity-emphsized-at-issi-cicir-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Alignment of China\u2019s global initiatives with Pakistan\u2019s Regional and Multilateral objectives of Connectivity to Foster Peace, Prosperity Emphsized at ISSI + CICIR Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Pak China Monitoring Desk Islamabad<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted the Fourth Pakistan-China Think Tank Forum, in collaboration with the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR). The Forum\u2019s thematic focus was on: \u201cStrategic and Practical Cooperation in a Shifting International and Regional Landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n

It brought together distinguished scholars, senior diplomats, and academics from China and Pakistan. The CICIR\u2019s team of Chinese scholars was led by Dr. Hu Shisheng. The Forum provided a vital platform for structured dialogue on global developments, regional dynamics, and the deepening of China\u2013Pakistan strategic and practical cooperation, including the second phase of the China\u2013Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).<\/p>\n

In the inaugural plenary session, Director General ISSI Ambassador Sohail Mahmood<\/strong> noted that the Forum represents an important institutional mechanism established under the Joint Working Group on International Cooperation of CPEC. He emphasized that the Forum serves as an intellectual and policy platform for analyzing global and regional developments, anticipating emerging challenges, and identifying pathways to deepen the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between Pakistan and China.\"\"<\/p>\n

Ambassador Sohail Mahmood elaborated that CPEC is not just an infrastructure or economic project, but also a comprehensive instrument for socio-economic transformation and regional connectivity.<\/p>\n

He highlighted that Phase-II of CPEC will focus on industrialization, technological cooperation, green transition, agricultural modernization, and human resource development, underscoring the critical role of knowledge-based initiatives, vocational training, and innovation-driven growth. In this regard, he also lauded the recent Pakistan-China Action Plan 2025-29 and stressed the importance of concrete outcomes within agreed timelines.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Sohail Mahmood further noted that in a rapidly evolving global environment, marked by geopolitical competition, economic volatility, and emerging security challenges, the China\u2013Pakistan partnership ensures stability, trust, and resilience. He stressed the importance of creating synergies with China\u2019s Global Development, Security, Civilization, and Governance Initiatives, and further fortifying the mutually-beneficial, long-term, and strategic partnership.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Sohail Mahmood called for a forward-looking vision, focusing on the 75th anniversary of Pakistan-China diplomatic relations in 2026, and looking ahead to the centenary milestones in 2047 (Pakistan) and 2049 (China), emphasizing the need to leverage technological transformation, industrial advancement, and regional connectivity to ensure sustainable development and prosperity for both nations.<\/p>\n

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