At a special ceremony held today at the Jianguomen Post Office in Beijing’s diplomatic quarter, Ambassador Moin-ul-Haque and senior officials from the Embassy and China Postal Group launched a pair of commemorative stamps to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Pakistan and China.
The stamps were jointly designed by China Post and Pakistan Post, and feature the sister-ports of Gwadar in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province and Zhuhai in China’s Guangdong Province. Sister-city relations between Gwadar and Zhuhai were established in 2015, during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pakistan.
Speaking at the occasion, the Ambassador noted that the stamps were an invaluable chronicle of the seven splendid decades of the Pakistan-China All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership, and signify our unique and ironclad friendship. The choice of Gwadar and Zhuhai reflected the steadily expanding friendship and cooperation between the governments and peoples of Pakistan and China along the road to shared prosperity through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a flagship of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
The ceremony was also attended by social-sector organizations, media and stamp collectors, who participated in a lucky draw to receive stamps signed by the Ambassador.
Pakistan and China enjoy close and friendly relations since the establishment of diplomatic relations in May 1951. Pakistan was one of the first countries that recognized the People’s Republic of China. Over the years, the relationship has blossomed into an “all weather strategic cooperative partnership”. Pakistan considers China as one of its closest friend and partner and China considers Pakistan as its “Iron Brother”.
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