Joint Statement of the People's Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (full text)

1. At the invitation of Premier Li Qiang of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan paid an official visit to China from June 4 to 8, 2024.
During 2. visit, the People's Republic of China President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister Shabaz, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council held talks with Prime Minister Shabaz, and Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, met with Prime Minister Shabaz. The two sides had a frank and in-depth exchange of views on various fields of bilateral relations and the international and regional situation, and reached broad consensus on further deepening the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between China and Pakistan, promoting practical cooperation in various fields and international and regional issues of common concern.
3. both sides agreed that China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic cooperative partners and "hardcore" friends, and the two countries have always understood, trusted and supported each other. In the 73 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan, the relations between the two countries have withstood the test of international changes and are as solid as a rock and as stable as Mount Tai. The Chinese side reiterated that China-Pakistan relations are the priority direction of China's diplomacy. The Pakistani side stressed that Pakistan-China relations are the cornerstone of Pakistan's foreign policy. The two sides have unbreakable political mutual trust, fruitful practical cooperation in various fields, and maintained close coordination on international and regional affairs. The two sides will continue to view and develop China-Pakistan relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, take effective measures to safeguard the common interests of China and Pakistan, promote the social and economic development of the two countries, enhance the well-being of the two peoples, and work together to maintain regional peace, stability, development and prosperity. Accelerate the construction of a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era.
4., China congratulates Pakistan on the successful holding of the general election and hopes that the new Pakistani government will lead the Pakistani people to achieve national economic and social development, prosperity, unity, stability and security. The two sides will explore ways to deepen the exchange of experience in governance and the docking of development strategies through relevant channels.
5. Pakistan spoke highly of China's major development achievements in the new era and wished the Chinese people, under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China, to build a modern and powerful socialist country in an all-round way and achieve the goal of the second century. Pakistan highly values and supports China's efforts to comprehensively promote the building of a powerful country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization, and believes that Chinese-style modernization provides a new path choice and practical plan for the independent development of developing countries.
The 6. sides reaffirmed their firm support for each other on issues concerning each other's core interests. The two sides stressed that the authority of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 should not be questioned or challenged. Pakistan reaffirms its firm adherence to the one-China principle, that Taiwan is an inalienable part of the People's Republic of China territory, firmly supports all efforts made by China to achieve national reunification, and resolutely opposes any form of "Taiwan independence". Pakistan will firmly support China on issues related to Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong and the South China Sea.
China reiterates its firm support for Pakistan in safeguarding national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, for Pakistan to independently choose a development path that suits its national conditions, for Pakistan's efforts to maintain national security, stability, development and prosperity, and for Pakistan to resolutely combat terrorism. Support Pakistan to play a greater role in international and regional affairs.
The 7. sides strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the Chinese personnel convoy of the "March 26" Dasu Hydropower Station project in Pakistan, and stressed that any attempt to undermine the friendship between China and Pakistan and the cooperation between the two countries will never succeed. China affirms that Pakistan has actively promoted the investigation of the case and formed the results of the investigation, and hopes that Pakistan will continue to make every effort to arrest the real culprit and severely punish it. Pakistan promised to increase investment in security forces and take more effective security measures to ensure the safety of Chinese personnel, projects and institutions in Pakistan.
The two sides reaffirmed their "zero tolerance" attitude to combat all forms of terrorism and agreed to further strengthen counter-terrorism security cooperation in an all-round way. The two sides call on the international community to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation, resolutely oppose the adoption of "double standards" on counter-terrorism issues and the politicization and instrumentalization of counter-terrorism issues, and are willing to work with the international community to continue to strengthen multilateral counter-terrorism cooperation within the United Nations and other multilateral frameworks.
8. and China agree that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is an important pilot project for the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative. Since the start of the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the two sides have adhered to the concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution and sharing, and promoted the construction of the corridor to achieve fruitful results, which has changed the development of Pakistan, benefited the people's livelihood and well-being of Pakistan, and promoted the integrated development of China and Pakistan. On the basis of the achievements made in the joint construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the two sides will work together to promote the deepening and implementation of China's eight actions to support the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", to jointly build growth corridors, livelihood corridors, innovation corridors, green corridors and open corridors, to create an "upgraded version" of the corridor construction, and to interface with Pakistan's "5Es" development framework based on exports, digital, environment, to better benefit the two countries and the two peoples, and work together to build the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor into a high-quality demonstration project to jointly build the "Belt and Road.
9. and China expressed satisfaction with the 13th meeting of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Joint Cooperation Committee to be held on May 24, 2024 (by video), and agreed to implement the consensus reached at the joint committee meeting as soon as possible.
The 10. sides reaffirmed that the upgrading and reconstruction project of Pakistan's No. 1 railway trunk line is an important project under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and is of strategic significance to Pakistan's economic and social development, and agreed to actively explore the phased promotion of the project and begin to discuss financing models in accordance with the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries.
11. The two sides agreed that the Karakoram Highway (Lecter-Tacot) reroute project is of great significance to ensure that the only land passage between China and Pakistan remains unblocked, and expressed satisfaction with the positive progress made in the preparatory work of the project. And during this visit, the project framework agreement was signed.
12. The two sides believe that the Khunjerab-Suster Highway Port plays an important role in promoting economic and trade exchanges and cultural exchanges between China and Pakistan. The two sides agreed to simultaneously step up the upgrading of the inspection infrastructure of the Khunjerab-Suster port, and strive to realize the perennial opening of the Khunjerab-Suster port as soon as possible.
13. The two sides believe that the Port of Gwadar is an important node of regional connectivity, are satisfied with the imminent completion of the new Gwadar International Airport, and reaffirm that they will accelerate the construction of supporting facilities for the Port of Gwadar and fully unleash the potential of the Port of Gwadar as a coastal city, especially an re-export freight hub with shipbuilding facilities.
The two sides stressed that industrial cooperation is the top priority in the high-quality construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The two sides agreed to sign the Action Plan of the Framework Agreement on Industrial Cooperation between China and Pakistan to strengthen industrial cooperation in various fields according to local conditions. China reiterates its support for Pakistan's industrialization process and supports Chinese enterprises in investing in Pakistan's special economic zones in accordance with the principles of marketization and commercialization. Pakistan agreed to optimize the business environment and provide more preferential policy support for Chinese enterprises to invest in Pakistan. The two sides reaffirmed that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is an open, inclusive and win-win platform for cooperation, and welcome third parties to actively participate in project cooperation in the priority cooperation areas of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, such as industry, agriculture, information technology, science and technology, and mining.
15. China-Pakistan mining cooperation is an important breakthrough in the industrial cooperation between the two countries. The two sides agreed to strengthen the long-term plan for mining cooperation, jointly promote the implementation of the Agreement on Strengthening Mining Development and Industrial Cooperation under the Framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, and actively carry out Geological surveys, joint research and personnel training in the field of geology and minerals. The two sides are willing to actively promote Chinese-funded enterprises to carry out mining investment cooperation in Pakistan and jointly strengthen the planning of mining industrial parks including deep processing of ores.
16. China is willing to strengthen cooperation with Pakistan in the fields of offshore oil and gas resources and natural gas hydrates, and is willing to promote Chinese enterprises to actively participate in the development of offshore oil and gas blocks in Pakistan.
17. The two sides believe that China-Pakistan agricultural cooperation has good prospects. The two sides will carry out practical cooperation in modern agriculture in the fields of seed technology, crop planting, drip irrigation technology, animal and plant disease prevention and control, agricultural mechanization, production capacity cooperation, and agricultural technology exchanges in Pakistan.
18. The two sides are satisfied with the positive results of the second meeting of the China-Pakistan Information Technology Industry Joint Working Group, and are willing to increase policy coordination in related fields, improve experience exchanges and personnel training. The two sides agreed to continue to increase the development of the China-Pakistan information channel, promote the integration and docking of infrastructure in the field of information and communication technology between the two sides, and jointly build an innovation corridor in Pakistan.
19. The two sides expressed satisfaction with the positive progress made in energy cooperation between China and Pakistan. The two sides reiterated the importance of deepening bilateral energy cooperation, and are willing to further strengthen cooperation in the field of clean energy, and encourage Chinese enterprises to participate in hydropower and other clean energy related projects in accordance with market-oriented and commercial operation methods, so as to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.
20. China is willing to continue to carry out more "small and beautiful" livelihood assistance projects in Pakistan to support Pakistan in improving people's livelihood. The two sides agreed to promote the early implementation of China's post-disaster reconstruction assistance projects in Pakistan. The two sides welcome the implementation of the Global Development Initiative by the China International Development Cooperation Agency, which will provide more assistance to the Pakistani government in promoting national economic and social development and improving people's livelihood.
21. The two sides are willing to actively explore concession arrangements under the framework of the second phased protocol of the China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement, so as to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results for both sides.
22. The two sides agreed to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in the financial field between the two countries and are willing to support each other on regional and international multilateral financial platforms.
The leaders of the two countries expressed satisfaction with the final completion of the "Pakistan Industrial Structure and Recommendations to Help Pakistan Enhance Export Capacity", and hoped that the report would serve as a reference to help Pakistan enhance its industrial and export capacity.
The Pakistani government has identified 13 export-oriented industrial sectors for priority development and encouraged Chinese leading enterprises in relevant fields to invest in Pakistan. China welcomes the expansion of Pakistan's exports to China.
The two sides agreed to actively play and further expand the friendly city ties between the two countries, so as to enhance the economic and trade integration between the two countries and attract more investment for the export-oriented industrial sectors that Pakistan gives priority. The two sides agreed to provide convenience and preferential treatment for further deepening exchanges between the business communities of the two countries.
The two sides believe that cooperation in the field of science and technology plays an important role in deepening practical cooperation between China and Pakistan. The two sides agreed to continue to expand scientific and technological cooperation between the governments of the two countries, enhance the level of cooperation between the scientific and technological circles of the two countries in joint research, technology transfer, technical training and personnel exchanges, and strengthen cooperation in emerging technologies such as communication infrastructure, 5G, big data and cloud computing.
The two sides are willing to strengthen policy coordination in the field of artificial intelligence, deepen relevant practical cooperation, and jointly promote the development of artificial intelligence technology. Pakistan welcomes the Global AI Governance Initiative announced by President Xi Jinping and China's efforts to enhance the rights of developing countries in AI global governance. The two sides agreed that the international community should uphold the principle of equal emphasis on development and security, and work together to build an open, fair and effective artificial intelligence governance mechanism through dialogue, consultation and equal cooperation, so that artificial intelligence technology can play a positive role in benefiting the people of all countries and promoting the progress of civilization.
The two sides believe that the continuous expansion and continuous improvement of space cooperation between the two countries will help Pakistan enhance its scientific and technological strength, promote economic development and safeguard national security. The two sides are willing to continue to further deepen space cooperation through peaceful use, equality and mutual benefit.
China will continue to support Pakistan in organizing and participating in cultural tourism exchange activities in China. The two sides reiterated their willingness to strengthen practical cooperation in the field of culture and tourism.
The two sides attach great importance to and are willing to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation between the two countries in the fields of education, sports, radio and television, news and communication, and think tanks, so as to contribute to the continuation of the traditional friendship between the two countries, the promotion of their respective excellent cultures, and the enhancement of exchanges and dialogue between civilizations.
The two sides are willing to create more convenient conditions for personnel exchanges between the two countries.
Both sides attach great importance to the issue of climate change and are willing to actively implement relevant policies to address climate change, strengthen communication and cooperation in the multilateral process of addressing climate change, and jointly safeguard multilateralism and the unity of developing countries. China reiterates that it is willing to do its best to continue to provide support and assistance to the vast number of developing countries, including Pakistan, to cope with climate change and reduce the adverse effects of climate change and extreme weather.
China is willing to work with Pakistan to promote the construction of an international cooperation mechanism for natural disaster prevention and emergency management under the "Belt and Road". It welcomes Pakistan and China to jointly build a China-Pakistan fire information sharing and liaison mechanism, and is willing to work with Pakistan to further enhance the disaster management capabilities of the two countries.
26. The two sides are satisfied with the long-term maintenance of a high degree of mutual trust between the armed forces of the two countries, close cooperation and upgrading the level of cooperation, and emphasize that the continuous strengthening of China-Pakistan strategic defense and security cooperation plays an irreplaceable and important role in maintaining regional peace and stability and ensuring regional strategic balance. The two sides agreed to maintain the momentum of high-level exchanges and visits between the two militaries, and continuously improve the level of joint exercises and training and military technology exchanges and cooperation.
The two sides stressed the importance of maintaining peace and stability in South Asia, the need to resolve all outstanding disputes, and opposed any unilateral action. Pakistan briefed China on the latest developments in the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. China reiterates that the Kashmir issue is a dispute left over from history and should be properly resolved through peaceful means in accordance with the UN Charter, relevant UN Security Council resolutions and relevant bilateral agreements.
28. The two sides jointly advocate an equal and orderly world multipolarization and inclusive economic globalization, jointly oppose hegemony, hegemony, exclusivity, power politics and all forms of unilateralism. The two sides reaffirmed that they will jointly and firmly defend the international system with the United Nations at its core, the international order based on international law, and the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, jointly safeguard true multilateralism, jointly shape a more just and reasonable international order, jointly safeguard regional and world peace and stability, and are willing to further strengthen communication and cooperation in multilateral mechanisms such as the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
The two sides agreed that the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind put forward by President Xi Jinping has led the progress of human society, enriched the practice of global governance, and opened up a new path for the correct handling of international relations. The two sides are willing to actively promote the implementation of the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative, jointly focus on the development agenda, address security challenges, carry forward Asian values, and build an open and inclusive regional architecture, so as to better benefit the two peoples, jointly safeguard regional peace and prosperity, and work together to make greater contributions to the cause of peace and progress of mankind. China reaffirms that China has always been a staunch member of the camp of developing countries and is willing to work with developing countries, including Pakistan, to follow the principles of mutual respect, equality and mutual trust, win-win cooperation and solidarity and cooperation, to jointly embark on a fair, open, comprehensive and innovative path of development, to jointly promote the development and prosperity of developing countries and to achieve the goals of the United Nations 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development.
29. The two sides agreed to strengthen communication and coordination on the Afghan issue, called on the international community to work together to actively provide support for Afghanistan to properly respond to the challenges of humanitarian and economic development, and encourage the Afghan Interim Government to be inclusive, moderate, and good-neighborly. Friendly, firm against terrorism, and promised not to allow any forces to use Afghan territory to engage in terrorist activities. The two sides are willing to play a constructive role in Afghanistan's stable development and integration into the international community.
30. The two sides reiterated that the fundamental solution to the current crisis in Gaza lies in the implementation of the "two-state solution" and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. The relevant resolutions adopted by the UN Security Council are binding and should be effectively implemented to achieve an unconditional and lasting ceasefire immediately. The two sides call on the international community to increase investment in the Palestinian issue with a greater sense of urgency, and make greater efforts to promote the resumption of Palestinian-Israeli peace talks and achieve lasting peace.
31. During the visit, the two sides signed a total of 23 cooperation documents on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, transportation infrastructure, agriculture, industry, intergovernmental assistance, market supervision, geographic surveying and mapping, media, film and television.
32. Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif thanked the the People's Republic of China government and people for their warm and friendly reception of himself and the Pakistani delegation, and invited Chinese leaders to visit Pakistan and attend the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States. Twenty-third meeting. The Chinese leaders expressed their gratitude for this, and the two sides will maintain communication through diplomatic channels.