An article in the government-run Global Times said a new government is likely to be formed in Pakistan under the leadership of Shahbaz, the younger brother of three-time former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
“Chinese and Pakistani analysts believe that solid Sino-Pakistan relations will not be affected by internal political changes in Pakistan because of the joint consensus of all parties and all groups in Pakistan to safeguard and develop bilateral relations. ”
“Khan’s likely successor is from the Sharif family, which has been promoting China-Pakistan ties for a long time, and cooperation between the two countries could be even better than Khan’s,” it added. were better off under traditional political parties.
The $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) progressed well under the previous Nawaz Sharif government.
China had objections to Khan as he was critical of the project when he was in opposition, although he later became a big fan of it after taking office in 2018.
Qian Feng, director of the research department at the National Strategy Institute at Tsinghua University, said the latest political changes in Pakistan are mainly due to political party conflicts and issues of the economy and people’s livelihoods.
Qian said that due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many in the country believe that Khan’s administration has failed to prevent the economic situation from deteriorating,
“In general, the current internal problems in Pakistan have nothing to do with its solid relations with China, so there will be no significant impact on China-Pakistan cooperation,” he said.
“Khan belongs to a newly emerging political party … and when traditional major political parties such as the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) or the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) return to power, Sino-Pakistan cooperation may be even better because these There are traditional major parties. There are very close and deep ties with China,” Qian told the daily.
When Shahbaz was a regional leader of the Eastern Province of Punjab, he signed several Belt and Road Initiative cooperation deals directly with China to improve local infrastructure and economic development, and his family built long-standing ties with China. Because his brother is Nawaz Sharif. Chinese experts said the three-time former prime minister and leader who initiated the CPEC project.
Significantly, the article also commented on Khan’s problematic relationship with the powerful Pakistani military, which led to his downfall.
Some voices have said that the Pakistani military does not like Imran Khan’s diplomatic stance, which they believe has affected the country’s neutrality and led to unnecessary confrontations with the world’s superpowers as the country’s military also Cooperation with America. ,
“This is another reason why the Imran Khan administration was removed, but we need to remember that the Pakistani military also attaches great importance to relations with China,” Qian said.
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