Noting the traditional special relationship between the two countries and expressing China’s desire to further improve relations, Chin stressed that the Chinese New Year is about to begin in a few days and the Chinese side should take care of its citizens in Pakistan. There is a lot of concern about the security of Pakistan and it is expected that the Pakistani side will continue to take strong security measures.
China’s new Foreign Minister Chin Gang said in his first phone conversation with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari that Beijing is concerned about the safety of its citizens working in Pakistan and therefore strong measures should be taken. Chin, who recently replaced Wang Yi, spoke to Bilawal on the phone on January 9 at Bilawal’s request. China’s Foreign Ministry gave this information in a statement here on Tuesday.
Noting the traditional special relationship between the two countries and expressing China’s desire to further improve relations, Chin stressed that the Chinese New Year is about to begin in a few days and the Chinese side should take care of its citizens in Pakistan. There is a lot of concern about the security of Pakistan and it is expected that the Pakistani side will continue to take strong security measures. According to the statement, Bilawal assured China that the Pakistani side would leave no stone unturned in protecting Chinese people, institutions and projects in China.
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The safety of hundreds of Chinese personnel working on various projects related to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has become a matter of concern for Beijing in the last few years. The CPEC aims to connect Pakistan’s Gwadar port in Balochistan with China’s Xinjiang province. India has objected to the CPEC as it passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. China fears fresh attacks on its citizens during the week-long Chinese New Year and Spring Festival celebrations from January 21.
Pakistan has deployed army units to protect the Chinese workers. In April last year, three Chinese teachers were killed in a suicide bomb attack at Karachi University. The separatist organization Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) carried out the attack. The BLA opposes Chinese investment in Balochistan and alleges that both countries are exploiting the resource-rich province. Extremist Islamic terrorist organizations such as the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have also been accused of attacks.
The TTP is held responsible for planning a 2021 bomb attack on a bus carrying Chinese engineers working on a hydroelectric project in Dasu. Thirteen people, including nine Chinese nationals, were killed and 23 others were injured in the attack. Chinese President Xi Jinping had expressed concern over the safety of Chinese nationals working in Pakistan on CPEC projects during his meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here in November last year.
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