Times of Islamabad

China will not tolerate US cold war mentality proxy re emerge in strategic ally Pakistan

China will not tolerate US cold war mentality proxy re emerge in strategic ally Pakistan

*Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister (FM) Wang Yi has said that China willhelp Pakistan to ensure and protect its sovereignty, autonomy andsecurity. *

The Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with FM Pakistan Shah MehmoodQureshi in Beijing on Thursday.

According to details, the Chinese FM said that China will help Pakistan tosafeguard its sovereignty and autonomy, saying Pakistan is China’s mostimportant ally and closest friend.

Wang Yi added that they will not let the cold war’s mentality reemerge, theusage of Asian countries as proxies in others’ wars is unacceptable.

Developing and underdeveloped countries should not be used as fuel tofulfil someone else agendas, the Chinese FM added.

Wang Yi added that smaller countries should not be used as stooges in the‘great power game’ of international powers.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS)General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Rawalpindi on March 23, during his visit toPakistan.

During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, regional security andmeasures to further enhance bilateral defence cooperation were discussed.

The Chinese foreign minister had said that the Pakistan-China relationshipis based on the convergence of views and mutual respect.