ISLAMABAD ( WNAM REPORT ): China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) in collaboration with China Media Group (CMG), organized a commemorative Seminar titled “CPC 105 Years: Achievements, Experiences, and the China-Pakistan Community with a Shared Future”. The Seminar brought together senior government officials, diplomats, scholars, academics, media representatives, and students to reflect on China’s remarkable development under the leadership of the CPC and to discuss its significance for Pakistan-China relations and the evolving All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership.
In his welcome remarks, Ambassador Khalid Mahmood, Chairman, Board of Governors, ISSI, described the 105-year journey of the Communist Party of China (CPC) as a remarkable testament to visionary leadership, long-term strategic planning, institutional resilience, and sustained reform. He highlighted China’s unprecedented achievements in economic development, poverty alleviation, technological innovation, modernization, and high-quality growth, observing that China’s development experience offers valuable lessons for developing countries. He noted that this experience holds particular relevance for Pakistan, whose All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership with China continues to deepen and expand beyond traditional political and strategic cooperation into emerging areas such as the digital economy, artificial intelligence, green development, agricultural modernization, and human resource development under the evolving framework of CPEC.
Ms. Wang Lei, Representative of China Media Group (CMG), appreciated ISSI for jointly organizing the Seminar and noted that it coincided with both the 105th anniversary of the CPC and the 75th anniversary of Pakistan-China diplomatic relations. Highlighting China’s socio-economic transformation under the CPC, she reaffirmed CMG’s commitment to promoting objective understanding of China’s development experience and strengthening people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.
The Chief Guest, Ms. Wajiha Qamar, Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training, described the CPC’s 105-year journey as an extraordinary example of national rejuvenation, visionary leadership, and people-centred governance. She observed that China’s modernization demonstrates the importance of pursuing development in accordance with national conditions while investing in education, innovation, technology, and human capital. Reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to the All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership, she emphasized that the next phase of Pakistan-China cooperation should increasingly focus on education, scientific research, skills development, innovation, youth empowerment, and stronger collaboration among universities, think tanks, and research institutions.
In his keynote address, Ambassador Masood Khan, Former Ambassador of Pakistan to China, highlighted the CPC’s pivotal role in China’s economic transformation, technological advancement, and historic poverty alleviation. He described the Belt and Road Initiative as a transformative framework for international cooperation and reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong support for CPEC as its flagship project. He noted that CPEC 2.0 is expanding cooperation into industrial development, agriculture, emerging technologies, and vocational training while underscoring the value of China’s governance experience in strategic planning, institutional capacity, and long-term policy continuity.
In her remarks, Ambassador Naela Chohan, Former High Commissioner of Pakistan to Australia, described China’s rise as one of the most remarkable development stories of the modern era and emphasized that Pakistan-China relations are rooted in mutual trust, sovereign equality, and deep civilizational linkages. She highlighted expanding cooperation in emerging sectors including artificial intelligence, digital economy, education, healthcare, tourism, innovation, and youth exchanges while stressing the importance of strengthening academic, media, and people-to-people cooperation.
Dr. Abdul Wahid, Head of Department and Assistant Professor, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), identified long-term strategic planning, continuous reform, and investment in human development as the principal pillars of China’s development model. He observed that sustained investments in education, healthcare, agriculture, infrastructure, and industrialization, combined with strong grassroots participation, have significantly strengthened China’s productivity and human capital.
Guest of Honor, Mr. Shi Yuanqiang, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Pakistan, highlighted China’s remarkable achievements under the leadership of the CPC in economic development, modernization, poverty alleviation, education, and national rejuvenation. Referring to CPEC as the flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative, he reaffirmed China’s commitment to advancing high-quality CPEC cooperation, implementing the Action Plan for an Even Closer China-Pakistan Community with a Shared Future, and strengthening collaboration under the Global Development, Global Security, Global Civilization and Global Governance Initiatives.
Dr. Jibran Hussain Raza, Assistant Professor, Public Policy Institute, examined China’s development from the perspective of institutional evolution and economic governance. He argued that China’s transformation was built upon decades of strategic planning, institution-building, industrial development, and pragmatic reforms, and emphasized that Pakistan should strengthen its institutional and industrial capacity to fully benefit from opportunities under CPEC 2.0.
Earlier in his opening remarks, Dr. Talat Shabbir, Director, China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC), ISSI, highlighted the CPC’s historic role in transforming China into one of the world’s leading economic and technological powers through long-term strategic planning, continuous reform, institutional resilience, and people-centred governance.
