China and Pakistan just leveled up their "ironclad" friendship! 🇨🇳🇵🇰 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi unveiled a bold new roadmap during high-level talks in Islamabad this week – and it’s all about "four always" principles to turbocharge their alliance.
What’s the Power Duo Planning?
At the 6th China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue, Wang emphasized:
- 🤝 Always trust: Backing each other’s core interests (think geopolitics meets BFF goals)
- 💼 Always develop: Supercharging the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with a "Version 2.0" upgrade
- 🛡️ Always protect: Boosting counterterrorism collab and Chinese project security
- 🌱 Always grow together: Pushing education/youth exchanges and emergency aid for flood-hit Pakistan
Why This Matters Globally
Wang dropped truth bombs about "Asian values of peace and cooperation" while calling out unilateral bullying (👀 subtle shade at protectionism). The duo plans to lead Global South coordination through China’s development and security initiatives.
Pro move: They’re linking CPEC’s industrial/agricultural projects to Pakistan’s economic resilience – because nothing says friendship like sustainable growth! 🌾🏗️
Reference(s):
Wang Yi urges deeper all-weather strategic partnership with Pakistan
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