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Sino-Pakistan friendship anniversary celebrations begin

By Masood Sattar Khan
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

On the eve of May 21, the 69the anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan, the Pakistani students warmly responded to the letter from a Chinese primary school student in Beijing to mark the occasion, said the Chinese embassy spokesperson Wang Xianfend in a twitter message on May 20. ‘Cheen-Pak Dosti Zindabad’ their talk was very touching, he remarked.

It may be recalled that a Chinese student from Huiwen No.1 prime school in Beijing wrote a letter to friends from Pakistan talking about bilateral cooperation on COVID-19 in warm words. 

The school student, in his letter, expressed the feeling of pride in the China-Pakistan deeply-rooted friendship having passed on to new generations as he looked forward to further strengthening in future. 

To mark the occasion, a video titled ‘A response to Friend’ was also released with the start of handshaking between the top leadership of Pakistan and China, Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Xi Jinping. 

There were many other clips highlighting cooperation between the two countries in various fields, including joint venture of JF-17 Thunder painted with flags of both the countries, photos signing of various agreements, and remarks from Pakistani students highlighting the importance of friendship between Pakistan and China. In the background of the video, there was very touching words for the people of both the countries.

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