by Yuan Xiaona

The 2021 China-Pakistan International Cooperation Conference will kick off in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China on October 23, 2021. [Photo provided to China Economic Net]

CHENGDU, October 23 (China Economic Net) C The 2021 China-Pakistan International Cooperation Conference kicked off Saturday in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China.

Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong delivers a speech at the 2021 China-Pakistan International Cooperation Conference held in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China on October 23, 2021. [Photo provided to China Economic Net]

About 150 participants attended the conference online and offline, including Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong, Pakistan Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque, experts and entrepreneurs from China and Pakistan.

Pakistani Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque delivers a speech at the 2021 China-Pakistan International Cooperation Conference held in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China on October 23, 2021. [Photo provided to China Economic Net]

They had an in-depth exchange on cooperation achievements and future development of strategic cooperation and cultural exchanges and economic and trade cooperation and industrial development since China and Pakistan established diplomatic relations in 1951.

The participants also discussed the high-quality construction of the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the promising prospects of the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperation partnership.

Pro. Tang Mengsheng, Director of the Center for Pakistan Studies at Peking University, attends the 2021 China-Pakistan International Cooperation Conference held in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China on October 23, 2021 . [Photo provided to China Economic Net]

Pro. Tang Mengsheng, director of the Center for Pakistan Studies at Peking University, chaired the sub-forum titled Strategic Cooperation and Cultural Exchanges.

Mr. Li Hongwu, Chairman of Pakistan Sichuan Chamber of Commerce, attends the 2021 China-Pakistan International Cooperation Conference held in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China on October 23, 2021. [Photo provided to China Economic Net]

Mr. Li Hongwu, President of Pakistan Sichuan Chamber of Commerce, chaired the other sub-forum on the subject of economic and trade cooperation and industrial development.

According to Sichuan University (SU), the sponsor of the conference, it is one of the activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-Pakistani diplomatic relations.

This conference is jointly organized by SU China Center for South Asian Studies, Center for Pakistan Studies and School of International Studies.

Co-organizers include Chengdu Industry and Commerce Federation, Huaxia Industrial Economics Research Institute, Chengdu Chamber of Commerce for Trade Services and Sichuan Chamber of Commerce in Pakistan.