ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing has said that the Pakistan media has played an important role in promoting the Pak-China relations and China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Addressing the launch of Chinese news agency, Xinhua in Pakistan on Thursday, he said that mutual cooperation between Chinese and Pakistani news agencies should be effectively and sincerely pursued. He said that some Pakistani media under Western influence had made negative propaganda regarding the relations between the two countries.
He said that 2019 was a very important year between the two countries, as Prime Minister Imran Khan made two important visits to China and held useful meetings with Chinese leadership. He maintained that the two countries discussed in the context of CPEC and Pak-China relations, adding the priority of both countries was development, welfare of the people and peace and security in the region.
priority of both countries was development, welfare of the people and peace and security in the region.
He said in the coming year, the two countries will promote cooperation. He said Orange Line Metro train completed in 2019, work on Karakoram Highway intensifies, Hub Coal Power Plan is almost completed and agricultural cooperation is now being promoted besides research centers and industrial cooperation was being established.
Chinese Ambassador said the opportunities for cooperation are bright. He said, propaganda can not affect the two countries’ relations. He said that Xinhua and Pakistani news agency INP would strengthen cooperation between the two countries.
Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan addressing on the occasion said that Chinese and Pakistani news agencies cooperation will discourage negative news about CPEC. She said that through Gwadar, Pakistan will be connected to the rest of the world.
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She said the media has to play a role in the national interest as there was no effective weapon than the pen. Negative news can also harm the national interest, she said adding any negative news regarding CPEC can affect investment.
Ashiq Awan said the CPEC is the backbone of the domestic economy and the media’s positive role would further strengthen it. She was of the opinion that without the media’s help, the CPEC and One Belt One Road project could not be successful. It has successfully contributed to the continued promotion of bilateral relations between the two countries, she added.
Speaking on the occasion, Chairman of Pak China Institute Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed said that the United States was using the so-called stories about human rights as as a weapon against China in which the American media and Western media are also playing their role
He said the main reason for China being economically strong is that the United States is worried about China’s important role in the world.
The Chairman of Punjab Board of Investment, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas speaking on the occasion highlighted the role of Pakistan and Chinese media in promoting regional cooperation between the two countries.
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