Attack on Pak will be attack on China: report

[ChinaToday]

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In the wake of the US raid in Abbottabad that killed Osama bin Laden, China has "warned in unequivocal terms that any attack on Pakistan would be construed as an attack on China", a media report claimed today.

The warning was formally conveyed by the Chinese foreign minister at last week's China-US strategic dialogue and economic talks in Washington, The News daily quoted diplomatic sources as saying.

China also advised the US to "respect Pakistan's sovereignty and solidarity", the report said.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao informed his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani about the matters taken up with the US during their formal talks at the Great Hall of the People yesterday.

The report said China "warned in unequivocal terms that any attack on Pakistan would be construed as an attack on China".

The two premiers held a 45-minute one-to-one meeting before beginning talks with their delegations.

The Chinese leadership was "extremely forthcoming in assuring its unprecedented support to Pakistan for its national cause and security" and discussed all subjects of mutual interest with Gilani, the report said.

Gilani described Pakistan-China relations and friendship as "unique".

Talking to Pakistani journalists accompanying him, he said that China had acknowledged his country's contribution and sacrifices in the war against terrorism and supported its cause at the international level.

"China supported Pakistan's cause on its own accord," Gilani said with reference to the Sino-US strategic dialogue where the Chinese told the US that Pakistan should be helped and its national honour respected.

Gilani said China has asked the US to improve its relations with Pakistan, keeping in view the present scenario.

Pakistan reiterated its position on the one-China policy and said it fully supports China on the issues of Taiwan and Tibet, he said.

He said both sides will continue their consultations on UN reforms.

It was also agreed that both countries will formulate a long-term joint energy mechanism for electricity generation in Pakistan through various means, including nuclear energy.

Wen announced that the Chinese leadership will send a special envoy to Islamabad to express solidarity with Pakistan at this "crucial period in its history".

The envoy, a senior minister, will take part in celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

The US has stepped up pressure on Pakistan to crack down on terrorist sanctuaries and to probe whether military and intelligence officials were aware that bin Laden had been hiding in the garrison city of Abbottabad, which is home to thousands of soldiers.

Pakistan has turned to China, its "all weather friend", for support in the face of reports that US lawmakers are pressing for cuts in aid.

China has agreed to provide Pakistan 50 new JF-17 Thunder multi-role jets under a co-production agreement, The News reported.

It is likely that these planes will be supplied by June next year.

The two countries are also discussing the supply of Chinese J-20 stealth jets and Xiaolong/FC-1 multi-purpose light fighter aircraft to Pakistan.

They are discussing the mode of payment and the number of planes to be provided to Pakistan, the report said.

China will also launch a satellite for Pakistan on August 14.

The satellite will supply "multifarious data" to Pakistan, the report said.

Prime Minister Gilani said both sides had agreed to increase defence cooperation and China had assured Pakistan of help in enhancing the capacity of its armed forces.

He said Pakistan's trade with China had registered a significant increase in the last two years and efforts were being made to raise it to USD 15 billion a year.

Gilani said Pakistan has the capability and capacity to defend its frontiers and the armed forces are fully vigilant, and no incident like the US raid against bin Laden will happen in future.

He said Pakistan will continue its efforts to stop US drone attacks, which have proved to be counter-productive.

To a question, Gilani said Pakistan's political and military leadership will decide about a military operation in North Waziristan agency.

No pressure will be accepted in this regard and Pakistan alone will decide on this issue, he said.

Gilani said Pakistan desires good relations with all its neighbours, including India, Afghanistan and Iran.


Attack on Pak will be attack on China: report - Indian Express

to one of our neighbour, take this as a warning dont try your luck ,think of the consequency.

[Nirvana]

to one of our neighbour, take this as a warning dont try your luck ,think of the consequency.

We Got Your Warning , And we dont Give a Damn

[footmarks]

to one of our neighbour, take this as a warning dont try your luck ,think of the consequency.

Ohh I am so scared..... Thinking of the "consequency"

U ruined the whole story by this single statment. why did you add humour into it?

[Conqueror]

Pak-China defence pact is inevitable and sure to happen.. and this is one of the nth prediction of Niamatullah Shah Wali. Now this is almost a reality.

GREAT NEWS!

[Porus]

Have they been given the status of the most favourite master?

[xLancex]

What the hell has China done in the last five years or so to help rid pakistan of these cockroach terror organizations?

[Ammyy]

What the hell has China done in the last five years or so to help rid pakistan of these cockroach terror organizations?

No one want others mess in own home

They need their port and land route so they are using them

[secularbuster]

We Got Your Warning , And we dont Give a Damn

The fact that indian troops have not yet entered Azad kashmir tells us that you do give a damn.

[xLancex]

No one want others mess in own home

They need their port and land route so they are using them

Well duh lol, I always wished for the shoe to be on the other foot for once. Just to see how china would go through all this trouble and the US sitting and watching while using Pakistan for it's resources and land routes.

[indianpatriot]

it is democratic alliance of free and open nations that always wins the war.....India-US-NATO-Israel is one such force.

[Nirvana]

The fact that indian troops have not yet entered Azad kashmir tells us that you do give a damn.

And We will Never Do that

[Vinod2070]

Words are cheap and they are used liberally by the Chinese about this relatioship(and Pakistani as well).

They are not nearly as generous when it comes to putting the money where the mouth is.

Pakistan has gone through multiple crisis over the last 2 decades. China has mostly stood by.

Leave out the floods (when again it came to USA to put in the money, people and equipment), even when it came to put in a few piffling billions (one days worth of export earnings from its bulging trillion plus reserves), China rebuffed Pakistan. Again it was up to USA and the multilateral institutions controleed by it that had to do the job.

Same thing for the 35000 people killed in Pakistan by Jihadis. Where was China during all this except making that occasional higher than and deeper than statements?

All this while, the majority of Chinese have a negative perception of Pakistan and Muslims after decades of this so called friendship.

[muse]

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...any attack on Pakistan would be construed as an attack on China"

This is not a general understanding of what the the statement by Chinese authorities meant --- on the other hand, if it is...., well, it just isn't so no point even going there.

[indian dream]

So from hereafter US drones wont hit inside pakistan??

[Dhruv V Singh]

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Its getting a tad cheesy now. Seriously this probably the millionth thread on China-Pakistan being brothers, best friends forever and what not. Enough brown nosing already. Enough brown nosing!