Monday, May 23, 2011

In East Asia after Bin Laden, the Sino-Pakistani friendship is looking good

Beijing correspondent - The elimination of bin Laden in early May by U.S. special forces in Abbottabad, and this has caused friction between Washington and Islamabad, which denounces the violation of Pakistani airspace, has contributed to even more sparkle to the celebration of the Sino-Pakistani friendship during China visit of Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, from May 17 to 20 It has been "tested by time" and "resist all storms," has repeatedly said Gilani, while the Chinese president, he met Friday, May 20, celebrated the "precious legacy" of friendship transmitted "from generation to generation." Certainly, the visit by Mr.

Gilani coincides with the anniversary of 60 years of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and the People's Republic of China. But the Chinese have promised greater cooperation in the fight against terrorism - even though some voices in Washington to scale back the subsidies allocated to Pakistan for its security costs.

Pakistan is a victim of terrorism, "recalled May 18 the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, praised the" important contributions "and" sacrifices "made by the countries in the fight against terrorism - a language that contrasts with the U.S. suspicions. Beijing has decided to provide in Islamabad ahead of schedule, some 50 fighter aircraft JF-17 built in association with Pakistan, which China is the largest supplier of arms.

Gilani, who before the parliament of Pakistan, May 9, said (Subscribers area) that China was "an inspiration for the Pakistani people" invited Chinese businessmen to invest more in his country. He praised the "great potential for participation of Chinese enterprises in the energy sector in Pakistan." China has supplied nuclear reactors of the plant Chashma in Punjab (the second installment came online last week) and deliver two more reactors for the subsequent tranches.

The Pakistani English daily The Nation pointed out on his side he was returning to Pakistan and China to "watch closely" what happens "next to their borders" - including "Indian penetration in Afghanistan" and joint efforts Americans and Europeans to "support India as a counterweight to China." These broad statements they portend a major shift in relations between China and Pakistan? In reality, says Jean-François Huchet, researcher at the French Centre for Research on Contemporary China (CEFC) in Hong Kong, the Sino-Pakistan can hardly be more advanced than it is today, 'c' is an important relationship for both countries, one of the largest existing, "said the researcher.

(Read an interview with Jean-François Huchet, "If China has a strategic ally, it is Pakistan") signals sent by Pakistan to the United States were more a part of a game, by the Pakistan currency through which the "instability and power of decomposition." "Actually, I do not think they would let the Chinese go much further than they are Today it is a" concludes Mr.

Huchet. Brice Pedroletti

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