China stands by Pakistan in these difficult times: Rong.

ISLAMABAD -- Ambassador of China, Nong Rong on Tuesday said China was eager to support Pakistan in pursuing its development model appropriate for the circumstances on the ground because the two countries were all-weather friends.

The Chinese Ambassador who had his first public engagement following his return to Pakistan, delivered his opening remarks at a dialogue organised by Pakistan-China Institute and Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies on 'Global Development and Governance' themed on 'Governance Experience Exchange Between Pakistan and China' with speakers from Pakistan and China, a news release said.

Ambassador Rong said through China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), China was also eager to expand its exchanges in the area of governance, such as lowering poverty levels and raising peoples' standards of living.

He also praised the Communist Party of China (CPC), whose initiatives had profoundly changed China.

He said that the upcoming 20th Congress of CPC would make plans for the future and set new objectives that would be accomplished by working together to benefit all peoples. China and Pakistan are strategic allies that have consistently stood by one another through tough times.

Chairman of the Defense Committee of the Senate and Chairman of Pakistan-China Institute, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed at the outset, extended congratulations to China on the 95th Anniversary of founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) which was specially celebrated at the GHQ as a gesture of goodwill.

Senator Mushahid Hussain lauded the close cooperation between the Pakistan Army and PLA, including the comments by Pakistan COAS, General Bajwa, that both armies were 'brother in arms'.

Referring to US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Asia and tentative plans for a journey to Taiwan, Senator Mushahid said this would be an unnecessary and unwarranted provocation, adding such a high level visit by an American official violate the One-China Policy agreed to by the United States and the People's Republic of China in the Shanghai Communique.

He said such provocations had the potential to destabilize Asia and generate a new type of...