KARACHI: A delegation of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) visited China on a week-long tour. The delegation went to the Chinese capital Beijing, as well as Urumqi, capital of the Autonomous Region Xinjiang.
China Economic Network, a subsidiary of the Economic Daily Group, hosted the CPNE delegation, briefing them on the social and economic prosperity of China, aided by stats and figures. The network has a strong presence on the Internet, available in both English & Chinese, with audio and video material of State Council Information office. Director General Mr. Zhang Ye also shed light on the past month’s 19th people’s congress meeting to the delegation and also the Chinese President’s Xi Jinping’s plans for the region’s peace and stability. The delegation was also briefed about Chinese Communist Party’s drive to tackle the menace of corruption and bribery. The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Asian Division’s Director Mr. Chen Feng also briefed the delegation on China’s stance on all of the pressing regional and international issues. He also shed light on all the recent developments with regards to the One Belt Road project, especially all the steps to ensure CPEC is a success on a global scale.
The delegation was also informed about the promotion of Urdu literature and art at the Beijing’s Peking University by the Head of Department of Ethnicity Mr. Tang Ming. Pakistani Ambassador Masood Khalid hosted the delegation to its first dinner, on which he told that President Xi Jinping has been elected President for the 5 years at last month’s 19th Chinese Communist Party’s meeting. He was the catalyst in the crackdown against corruption. He also disclosed that the Chinese were planning on the One Belt One Road project for the last 20 years, but Pakistan must act now to make that idea into a reality, by taking all the necessary steps.
He also said that since Chairman Mao, the current President Xi Jinping has emerged as China’s strongest leader. Ghayrat Salle; Deputy Director Information Officer of Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang province, told the briefing that Xinjiang had three times the area of Pakistan with a high concentration of wheat cultivation.
Published in Daily Times, November 21st 2017.
