Islamabad (Web Desk): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that the peaceful rise of China as the second largest economy and paramount global power is a source of stability in a perpetually changing world.
The premier said this on the National Day of China while extending the heartiest greetings to President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and the people of China.
In a series of tweets, PM Shehbaz said that China offered a promise of hope to the developing world, beset by multiple crises relating to climate, finance, food and energy.
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"The Chinese template of inter-state relations prioritizes cooperation over confrontation & is the governing principle in formation of a Community of Common Destiny," he said.
PM Shehbaz said that he was deeply touched by the Chinese adherence to remarkable work ethic and national discipline. "This explains how China has been able to lift 800 million people out of acute poverty," he added.
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PM Shehbaz said Pakistan can also lift itself out of crises by focusing more on work urging that "At this stage in our national life, work, work and work alone can lift us out of crises".
