'China will be Pakistan's partner, never its teacher'.

LAHORE -- The Pakistan-China Institute (PCI), in collaboration with the Centre for Chinese Legal Studies (CCLS) at Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL) of Lahore University of Management Sciences jointly organised a special webinar on 'Friends of Silk Road' to celebrate 69 years of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China.

Speakers in the webinar included Pakistan's Ambassador to China Naghmana Hashmi and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing, former Chinese minister Dr Zhao Baige and Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mushahid Hussain Syed. The webinar was moderated by Mustafa Hyder Sayed, executive director of PCI, and Prof Sikander Shah, director of CCLS.

Prof Shah introduced the vision for establishing domestic, regional and global synergies in the field of Chinese legal studies. Mr Sayed provided an overview of the institute's activities, including its active cross-border engagement, and highlighted the anniversary of the Pak-China diplomatic ties.

The session began with a special documentary prepared by PCI on Pakistan and China's 69 years of friendship.

The Chinese ambassador took the opportunity to rebut, what he referred to as, 'disinformation and baseless allegations' levelled by US ambassador Alice Wells, who is retiring as deputy assistant secretary of state for South Asian affairs, saying that unlike the US, 'China will be a partner to Pakistan, but never its teacher'.

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