Pakistan and China Agree to Deepen Military Cooperation

China and Pakistan have reaffirmed their strong commitment to bolstering military ties and strategic alignment, with Beijing characterizing their relationship as an "enduring iron-clad friendship."

During a monthly press briefing, Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesman Colonel Jiang Bin highlighted recent high-level exchanges following Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's official visit to China. He described the two nations as good neighbors, trusted friends, supportive partners, and brothers who stand together in difficult times.

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China and Pakistan were good neighbors linked by mountains and rivers, good friends who trust each other, good partners who support each other, and good brothers who stand together in difficult times.

Colonel Jiang Bin emphasized the fruitful results of practical cooperation in areas such as strategic communication, joint exercises and training, personnel exchanges, and defense equipment and technology. He pointed to joint military exercises like ‘Warriors’, ‘Ocean Guards’, and ‘Eagles’ as key features of their defense collaboration.

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a series of joint military exercises between the armies, navies and air forces of the two countries, including the ‘Warriors’, ‘Ocean Guards’, and ‘Eagles’ exercises, have become hallmark projects of bilateral defence cooperation.

China expressed its willingness to work with Pakistan under the strategic guidance of their leaders to advance their traditional friendship, enhance strategic communication, and deepen practical cooperation. Both sides aim to elevate military-to-military relations, contributing to a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future and promoting regional and global peace and security.

Reflecting on 75 years of diplomatic relations, Colonel Jiang Bin noted that the friendship has endured international changes. He recalled Pakistani descriptions of the relationship as "Higher than the mountains, deeper than the oceans and sweeter than honey," while Chinese people affectionately refer to Pakistan as "Iron Pakistan."

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Pakistan friends often describe China-Pakistan friendship as ‘Higher than the mountains, deeper than the oceans and sweeter than honey,’ while the Chinese people affectionately refer to Pakistan as ‘Iron Pakistan’.