Shanghai Institutesfor International Studies (SIIS) and Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organized a joint webinar titled “China-Pakistan Relations in Changing Geopolitical Environment and Its Role in Regional Security and Stability” on September 27, 2021. Prof. Chen Dongxiao, President of SIIS and Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, DG-ISSI co-chaired the webinar and delivered opening remarks. Dr. Moeed Yusuf, National Security Advisor, sent a special message, while Ambassador Asim Iftikhar, Additional Secretary (Asia-Pacific) delivered a keynote address and Ambassador Liu Jinsong, Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China made a special address.

These remarks were followed by a working session, where speakers analysed China-Pakistan relations in changing geopolitical environment and exchanged views on regional security, particularly, Afghanistan issue and peace and security in Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean. In the end, speakers explored avenues for enhancing Pakistan-China cooperation on regional security and stability.

The participants included: Ambassador Khalid Mahmood, Chairman ISSI Board of Governors; Ambassador Zhang Chunxiang, former Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan;Lt. General (Retd) Naeem Khalid Lodhi, former Defence Secretary;Senior Col (Retd) Zhou Bo, former Director of the Centre for Security Cooperation in the Office for International Military Cooperation, Chinee Ministry of National Defense; Mr. Mustafa Hyder Sayed, Executive Director Pakistan-China Institute; and Dr. Liu Zongyi, Secretary General of South Asia and China Center at SIIS.