Lahore, December 12, 2022 (PPI-OT):Moazzam Ghurki, President Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) have proposed setting up Pakistan China Cultural Exchange Program both in Pakistan and China to pave the way for Pak-China Cultural Corridor. The creation of Pak-China Cultural Corridor was a pre-requisite for sustainable success of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and One-Belt One-Road (OBOR) project, said during a think tank session held today at PCJCCI Secretariat. He added that Pak-China collaboration on cultural aspects would not only strengthen the friendly relationship, but it would also strengthen the economic relations on long-term basis.
He promised to advocate the idea of Pak-China Cultural Corridor under a systematic culture exchange programme. He said both the governments should think about establishing specialized Pak-China Cultural forums in major cities of the two countries. Fang Yulong, Senior Vice President PCJCCI said that cultural exchange between Pakistan and China would enhance mutual understanding between people and add fresh insight to broaden the horizons of people. Our vision is to endorse culture exchange and harmony initiatives as an active player in the success of One Belt One Road plan and more specifically CPEC.
Hamza Khalid, Vice President PCJCCI informed that currently 18,000 Pakistanis were studying in various disciplines at Chinese Universities and these students form an important bridge between the people of Pakistan and China. He also said that cultures are diversified, and civilizations are different. But they are by nature; not for conflicts, nor are they confrontational. The ultimate goal for cultures and civilizations is for dialogue, tolerance, peaceful coexistence, harmony, and shared growth. Diversity spurs interaction among civilizations, which in turn promotes mutual learning and mutual understanding.
Salahuddin Hanif, Secretary General PCJCCI asserted that the interactions between the Pakistani and Chinese media should also be encouraged along with joint ventures in creative arts like cinema, theatre and music, led by inter-governmental collaborations. He said that Pakistan had the potential to become the safest place of investment with collaboration with China in all fields of trade and industry.
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