Many Chinese call Pakistan "Pakistan Railway", a "iron" character, which vividly reflects the friendly relations between China and Pakistan like "iron buddies".
Looking at the world, some of the countries that used to be good friends with China are detached, some have changed their faces several times, and some have become "white-eyed wolves".
Few countries have been as consistent as Pakistan Railway.
So, how "iron" are Pakistan and China, and why does China attach so much importance to Pakistan?
**Meeting with Pakistan**.
You may not believe that once upon a time, the United States was one of Pakistan's supporters.
On the question of whether to choose China or the United States, Pakistan has also been confused, entangled and wavering.
However, Pakistan eventually chose to be friendly with China, and no matter what the wind or rain, it has never complained.
At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the first countries to recognize New China were mainly socialist countries.
According to the assumption of the first country, the next step is to strive for the recognition of New China by the "non-socialist" countries.
The first "non-socialist" countries to recognize the new China included:
Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Afghanistan and other countries.
Pakistan's step has not been easy, and it can even be said that there are "many obstacles".
This is because, during the period of British India, Pakistan was once part of a British colony.
Even after the separation of India and Pakistan, Pakistan and India are still Commonwealth countries, and many people and many things have an unclear relationship with Britain.
Britain and other capitalist countries were hostile to New China.
Therefore, Pakistan, a Commonwealth country, has considerable resistance to establishing diplomatic relations with China.
However, Pakistan still did so, and the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan actually broke the attempt of Western hostile forces to isolate New China.
In fact, in the early days of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan, the relationship between the two countries was not as "iron" as it is now.
It was not until the sixties and seventies of the last century that Sino-Pakistani relations embarked on the "fast lane" of rapid development.
As we all know, in the Third Indo-Pakistani War, India disintegrated independent Pakistan into two parts, Pakistan and Bangladesh, and achieved its goal of dominating South Asia.
At this time, Pakistan's backer is the United States, which has pledged to Pakistan that the United States will provide security support to Pakistan.
However, Americans pay lip service to one thing, but in fact do another, "lip service but not reality."
When Pakistan was facing the crisis of "losing the country", the actions of the Americans disappointed Pakistan.
Instead of fulfilling its promise to "provide security support to Pakistan," the United States has instigated India to invade Pakistani territory on a large scale.
Worse still, under the influence of the United States, most countries in the world have chosen to "sit on the sidelines" or directly profess their support for India.
In this desperate situation of being isolated by the whole world and almost "embattled", China has appeared!
On the one hand, China is carrying out military maneuvers on the Sino-Indian border to exert pressure on India from a military point of view.
On the other hand, China has strongly demanded that India withdraw from Pakistan through diplomatic channels.
China's attitude has shocked the Indian side, but it has not been able to stop India's action.
Believing that with the help of the United States, India has gone its own way, and has not taken China's warnings seriously at all.
After repeated solemn warnings to no avail, China acted decisively, which made India completely panicked and forced it to withdraw its troops from Pakistan.
Another reason for India's decision to withdraw its troops has to do with the United States.
Seeing that the matter had become a big one, the Americans, who had been fanning the flames between India and Pakistan, suddenly "quieted down."
Will the United States send troops to intervene?
The response from the U.S. side was always "under consideration";
Can the United States provide military assistance to India?
What the United States means is that far water cannot save the near fire, and even if military assistance is provided to India, it is estimated that it will take some time.
It is under such circumstances that India has chosen to "retreat in the face of difficulties" and Pakistan has avoided the disaster of "losing the country".
In the wake of this incident, China's support for Pakistan has become clearer.
China has not only provided military assistance to Pakistan, but has also cooperated with Pakistan in a number of fields.
As the saying goes, "adversity sees the truth."
Isolated almost from the rest of the world, only China has reached out to Pakistan.
Under what circumstances China is clearly siding, Pakistanis are well aware.
Naturally, the Pakistani side also knows that once the gun goes wrong, China may start a war with the United States, which is something that ordinary countries dare not think of.
In this regard, the Pakistani politician said this:
When we were most isolated, it was China that pulled us along. ”
Through a series of events, Pakistan has also thoroughly seen the essence of the so-called "US-Pakistan relationship".
For the United States, Pakistan is nothing more than a tool with a certain "time limit";
When "American interests" call it, the United States can abandon Pakistan without thinking, "like throwing away an expired loaf of bread";
"U.S. allies" do not represent a strong relationship, and when that relationship conflicts with "U.S. interests," "allies" are instantly abandoned.
For example, in the current war between India and Pakistan, the United States did not hesitate to abandon its ally Pakistan in favor of India, which is not an ally.
The cruel reality has made Pakistan understand that the United States is unreliable, and only China is a major power that Pakistan can trust and rely on.
Pakistani youth holding the national flags of China and Pakistan.
First, the Korean War made China see more clearly the greedy face of the United States.
The biggest beneficiary of the India-Pakistan conflict is not India, but the United States, which "reaps the benefits of the fisherman."
If Pakistan were to be annexed by India, the influence of the United States would expand infinitely in India and throughout South Asia.
While India is containing China, the United States will not only make a lot of war profits, but will also be able to achieve its strategic intention of encircling China.
If that happens, China will once again face the dilemma of "cold lips and teeth".
Secondly, Pakistan is a religious power.
At that time, there were still a large number of *** in China
In order to work together to curb terrorist activities, China must work closely with Pakistan to better stabilize society and strengthen border defenses.
Third, Pakistan is an important conduit for China to connect with the Middle East (and beyond).
Geographically, the Strait of Malacca is China's main gateway to the Middle East (and even the entire West) region.
And this passage was controlled by the United States (or ** country) at that time, and the risk of Chinese merchant ships passing through the Strait of Malacca was very high.
If the Persian Gulf were to be entered directly from Pakistan through the Bay of Bengal, Chinese merchant ships would not be threatened by the United States and would be able to significantly reduce transportation costs.
Later facts proved that China's policy was very far-sighted and correct.
China's maritime ** from Pakistan's Gwadar port has not only driven Pakistan's economic development, but also allowed China to reduce a lot of transportation costs.
Fourth, as China's "all-weather friend," Pakistan is an important weight in maintaining regional balance, which will be conducive to peace in South Asia.
The traditional friendship between China and Pakistan has also provided a fundamental guarantee for Pakistan's security.
Friendly exchanges between Chinese and Pakistani soldiers.
During the Cold War, the West (especially the United States) imposed a long-term blockade on China.
At this time, because it was once an "ally" of the United States, Pakistan played a role as a channel to break the ice between China and the United States.
Pakistan has two diplomats, one named Aga Hillari and the other Aga Shahi.
They are a pair of brothers, and they are also known as "old friends of the Chinese people".
In the process of restoring normal relations between China and the United States until the establishment of diplomatic relations, there was a secret communication channel between China and the United States - the famous "Pakistani channel".
It is Mr. Aga Hillary who holds the "Pakistani channel".
Aga Hillary was Pakistan's ambassador to the United States at the time.
Yahya Khan will convey the Chinese side's intentions to the US side through Aga Hillary.
Aga Hillary usually goes to the White House alone, and under normal circumstances, the American side receives him either Nixon's adviser Kissinger or Nixon himself.
In order to maintain secrecy, Aga Hillary always passed on "oral messages" to the other party in an oral manner.
After receiving a response from the US side, Aga Hillary will print out the contents of the "oral message" and send it to Yahya Khan** in Pakistan through special channels.
**Meeting with Kissinger.
Yahya Khan then hand-delivered the letter to Zhang Tong, the Chinese ambassador to Pakistan, and finally sent it back to Beijing.
On the surface, Aga Hillary is nothing more than a "messenger" for the transmission of messages between China and the United States.
In fact, Aga Hillary has a lot of weight on his shoulders.
First of all, Aga Hillary must accurately understand the meaning of the other party and dictate it to the other party, and the information must be accurate and not allow for the slightest error;
Second, the whole process must be kept confidential.
Aga Hillary has delivered a total of 49 "messages," and apart from Kissinger, Nixon, and Yahya**, no other American (Pakistani) knows that there is a mysterious "Pakistani channel" between China and the United States, let alone the slightest bit of the content of the "message."
Because the secrecy work was done seamlessly, until the day of Kissinger's secret visit to China on July 9, 1971, the outside world did not know anything about what was happening between China and the United States.
Shortly thereafter, Nixon announced in Washington that he would personally visit Beijing.
As soon as the news came out, the whole world was shocked.
Nixon's visit to China marked the normalization of Sino-US relations and laid the foundation for the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States.
Famous ** - Joe's Laugh.
Pakistan has also played a very active role in the issue of China's restoration of its seat in the United Nations.
In 1962, Pakistan completely ignored the pressure of the United States, and in the United Nations vote, Pakistan unequivocally sided with China and strongly advocated the restoration of New China's legitimate seat in the United Nations.
This kind of support and support for China has been maintained until now.
As you may recall, in 1989, the United States imposed unilateral military sanctions on China in the name of democracy and human rights.
In addition to instigating Britain and other Western countries, the United States has also instigated Asian countries, including Pakistan, to put pressure on China.
At the subsequent "Enlarged Commission on Human Rights of UN Member States," the United States took the lead in proposing a bill to impose sanctions on China.
More than half of the participants voted in favor, and even some countries that have "friendly relations" with China abstained from voting.
Unexpectedly, the representative of the state of Pakistan not only voted against, but also announced a ** statement on the spot:
The State of Pakistan, as always, resolutely supports the proposition of the People's Republic of China! ”
The State of Pakistan firmly rejects the mistake of the United Nations openly interfering in the internal affairs of Member States. ”
As we all know, 1989 was the most difficult year for China.
At that time, many foreign countries, including the United States, pointed fingers and interfered in China, and for a while, "the wind and rain were coming, and the black clouds were pressing down on the city".
For China at that time, the understanding and support from Pakistan was like sending charcoal in the snow, warming the hearts of the Chinese people.
As you can imagine, Pakistan was retaliated against by the United States soon after.
The United States has broken off all cooperation agreements (or contracts) with Pakistan, causing huge economic losses to Pakistan.
Pakistanis, however, have stood their ground and have no regrets even when the economy suffers.
China is the largest country in Asia and the world, while Pakistan is much smaller.
But Pakistan feels respected by a great power like China, and at the same time finds a sense of equality that is impossible with the United States.
In my opinion, the reason why Pakistan has become the "Pakistan Railway" is an important factor that cannot be ignored.
**Welcome Yahya**.
There was once an American journalist who interviewed a Pakistani with bad intentions:
Do you think China really cares about you? ”
Here's how the Pakistani replied:
The relationship between China and Pakistan is incomprehensible to you Americans, and we trust China as much as we trust ourselves. ”
Like many small countries that gained independence from their colonies, Pakistan used the United States as an umbrella at the beginning of its independence out of concern about the threat from its neighbor (India).
Pakistan and the United States have successively signed the "Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement" and the "Bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement."
Pakistan has also joined the "** Treaty Organization" and the "Southeast Asia Treaty Organization" organized by the United States to contain China, and allowed the United States to set up military bases in Pakistan.
However, "good friends" are not written on paper, let alone blown out of words, but must stand the test of time.
With the changes in the international situation, the United States has begun to reveal its true form.
In the conflict between India and Pakistan, the United States, based on its own interests, pulled a bias between India and Pakistan and protected India.
This chills and disgusts Pakistanis.
There is a rumor that illustrates the disgusting nature of the American approach.
The United States once sent a batch of F-16 fighters to Pakistan.
However, the United States has severely restricted the places where these fighters can be used.
The United States demanded that Pakistan not use F-16 fighter jets against Indian forces.
Let me ask you, if Pakistan does not have India, an "old enemy," why does Pakistan spend huge sums of money to buy your American fighter planes?
Don't Americans know this?
The United States has done much more than the above to harm Pakistan, and in the second Indo-Pakistani war, the actions of the Americans made the Pakistanis even more disgusting and angry to the extreme.
The war between India and Pakistan is imminent, and the United States suddenly imposed an "** embargo" on India and Pakistan at the same time.
This may seem unbiased, but in fact it is extremely vicious.
*Embargo", Pakistan is gone all of a sudden***For Pakistan, which has a single channel, the "**embargo" of the Americans is tantamount to a salary draw from the bottom of the kettle;
Let's look at the impact of the US "** embargo" on India.
True, India, like Pakistan, will no longer be able to get ** equipment from the Americans.
However, in addition to the United States as a channel, India was able to get what they wanted from the Soviets.
In this way, the Americans teased Pakistan with the rules and made Pakistan more passive in the balance of power with India.
It was precisely because of the protection of the United States that India quickly bought back a large number of Soviet-style fighters and quickly gained air supremacy.
If it weren't for China's rescue, not to mention keeping Pakistan-administered Kashmir, there would have been a question mark over whether Pakistan would have existed.
The facts have made Pakistanis aware of two things:
Support from China is crucial for Pakistan;
An alliance with the United States is not so reassuring, even scary.
As a result, Pakistan began to develop relations with China more actively.
At the same time, although Pakistan-US relations have not broken down, there are obvious cracks.
Since 1965, because Pakistan did not support the United States in launching the "Vietnam War", the United States cut off military aid to Pakistan in a fit of anger.
In response, Pakistan also immediately shut down the U.S. communications base in Pakistan.
Chinese and Pakistani soldiers on the border.
At this point, Pakistan has learned the hard way and abandoned all illusions about the United States in favor of a more reliable and secure China.
Today, more and more China** is installing Pakistani troops, including Thunder fighter jets, AWACS aircraft and drones.
We can foresee that sooner or later, American-style ** equipment will completely disappear from the Pakistani armed forces.
In its dealings with the United States, Pakistan has gained a valuable lesson:
At any time, for any reason, if you believe in the United States, it is equivalent to choosing to be abandoned;
In the course of cooperation and exchanges with China, Pakistan has also come to such conclusions:
China is a country that is trustworthy, warm-hearted, powerful and can be relied upon.
The strong leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has given China the greatest advantage, which can be passed down from generation to generation, so that it is stable, long-lasting, consistent and complete.
Compared with the perfidy, fickleness, and endless "routines" of the United States, Pakistan's reasons for choosing China are obvious.
We have an old saying in China: distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors.
In today's world, peaceful development and mutual benefit are the main themes of this era.
The good-neighborly and friendly relations between China and Pakistan are completely in line with the fundamental interests of the two peoples.
We can see that whenever Pakistan encounters difficulties, China will always be the first to lend a helping hand and send Pakistan "timely rain" support.
We also remember and are moved by Pakistan's friendly gesture towards the Chinese people
After the first disaster in Wenchuan, Sichuan, China, Pakistan urgently dispatched a strategic transport plane and sent 10 tons of relief materials to the disaster area as soon as possible.
Knowing that there was a shortage of tents in the disaster area, Pakistan immediately donated 22,260 tents, basically moving out the entire country's strategic reserve tents.
For Pakistan, which is not economically developed, this is a huge expense.
Therefore, the Chinese side took the initiative to settle the payment for the goods "by purchase".
However, Pakistan has always refused to disclose the tents**, and Pakistan** even said: "These tents are an expression of our hearts, don't talk about money".
It is estimated that has provided more than $4 million in housing supplies to the affected areas, eight times more than the United States.
Pakistan's "brotherly gesture touched China.
From the Karakoram Highway to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, from aiding medical teams to donating vaccines, China has not only helped the Pakistan-Railway brothers solve their problems, but also brought tangible benefits to the Pakistan-Railway brothers.
Anti-epidemic supplies donated by China to Pakistan.
My friend Lao Liu has traveled to Pakistan.
Lao Liu told me that during his few days in Pakistan, he fully experienced the feelings of the "Pakistani Railway" brothers for the Chinese people.
Eating in a restaurant in Pakistan, Lao Liu has enjoyed the "free order" treatment several times, for only one reason - the restaurant owner knows that Lao Liu is Chinese;
At the highway toll gate, the toll collector said that he would not charge Lao Liu's "highway toll" on the grounds that "because you are Chinese."
Lao Liu also said that when traveling to Pakistan, if you show your identity as a Chinese, it is likely that Pakistani soldiers will escort you all the way to ensure your safety.
Even in such a sacred and solemn place as the border border between China and Pakistan, you can feel its difference.
At the border crossings between China and Pakistan, you can see soldiers from both countries armed with ammunition.
However, you don't have that nervous, cold feeling.
Border guards from China and Pakistan.
You can see border guards from both countries patrolling side by side;
You can see the harmonious picture of the soldiers of the two countries sharing the cuisine of their respective countries;
You may encounter "Pakistani Railway" soldiers in the canteen of our country's border guards.
At the recent Winter Olympics, the "Pakistan Railway" brothers imprinted the Chinese flag on the fuselage of their own aircraft;
In the opening ceremony of the "athletes' entry" session, when the "Pakistan Railway" athletes appeared on the stage, the Chinese audience at the scene sent out shocking cheers.
The Chinese audience was pleasantly surprised to see that the "Pakistani Railway" athletes were not only holding the national flag of Pakistan, but also the national flags of China and Pakistan.
This is a genuine and heartfelt expression of the feelings of the Chinese and Pakistani peoples, without deliberate or undisguised feelings.
This emotion is pure, simple, and does not carry too many impurities.
In the words of the Chinese, this is called "the grace of dripping water, the spring of spring", also called "interdependence and solidarity".