CHINA-PAKISTAN: IMRAN KHAN AND XI JINPING'S COMMENTS ON KASHMIR

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Beijing on October 9. Imran Khan wanted more Chinese support for Pakistan in its ongoing conflict with India over Kashmir – the issue has become more heated after India revoked Kashmir's special status in August; wanted to secure Chinese support to keep Pakistan off an international terror financing blacklist that would severely impede Pakistan's ability to raise funds; finally, Pakistan also needs Chinese money and investment as it teeters on the edge of an economic crisis. Imran Khan also met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on October 8 at the Great Hall of the People. Xinhua reported Li Keqiang had promised more economic cooperation: “He said China is ready to work with Pakistan to seek greater synergy between their development strategies…[and] strengthen cooperation in infrastructure, economy, trade, finance and industrial capacity.” State Counciilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, and Li Sheng, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended the event.
(Comment: Imran Khan's visit to Beijing comes just days before the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Paris consultation begins on October 13. The FATF, of which China is the chairman, is due to decide whether Pakistan's efforts to clamp down on terror financing are sufficient for it to avoid being put on a "blacklist.")






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