Speaking of China's aid to Pakistan project, head Xia Yuxiang is still very touched.

"We have many projects in Pakistan that China has aided, and China has registered dozens of companies in Pakistan, covering water conservancy and hydropower, mining, port construction, home appliance manufacturing and communications, and hundreds of large and small projects have been involved in the construction and efficiency, among which the Gwadar port, Sandak copper-gold mine and other projects have a greater impact. ”

"Speaking of Gwadar Port, it is still a large-scale project, Gwadar Port is a hub for maritime transportation in Europe, Africa, West Asia and the Far East, and at the same time holds the mouth of the Persian Gulf, which is the closest outlet from Central Asia to the Indian Ocean, and Gwadar Port is a landmark project of China-Pakistan friendship. ”

"Okay, then I'll arrange it tomorrow, and I'll take you to visit Gwadar Port. ”

"I'll take everyone to the canteen for dinner, everyone has a good rest tonight, tomorrow I arrange a car, and we will visit Gwadar Port together. ”

"Okay!" everyone followed Professor Abbas to the school cafeteria to eat, and then went back to their rooms to rest.

The next day, the head of Xia Yuxiang gathered the team, counted the number of people, and when the number of people was all there, they set off by car, and Professor Abbas called a bus to take everyone to Gwadar Port.

The Gwadar port, located in the southwestern part of Pakistan's Balochistan province, south of Gwadar City, is a deep-water port for which China has provided financial and technical assistance.

When we arrived at Gwadar Port, we were greeted by large containers and terminals, busy workers.

Qu Lihua has heard about this port for a long time and knows that this is a new milestone in China-Pakistan friendship and is of great significance to both countries.

"Professor Abbas, tell us a little bit about the port!"

"Okay, speaking of this port, it's still very emotional, before there was no such port, it was still a small fishing village!"

Gwadar is a fishing village on the Arabian Sea, in Pakistan's Balochistan province, which borders Afghanistan and Iran to the west, Gwadar is close to the Iranian border, and more importantly, Gwadar is next to the Persian Gulf, which is located near the choke point of the strategically important Persian Gulf, about 400 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz, the main channel for global oil supply.

Qu Lihua and Meng Wenjie, looking at both sides, the port is still very large, the scale is very large, many containers are waiting to be transported, and workers are busy around.

"The construction of the port started in March 2002, the Gwadar port was basically completed in February 2015, and it was fully operational in mid-April, and on November 13, 2016, the Chinese port of Gwadar in Pakistan officially opened," said Professor Abbas. ”

Qu Lihua said: "Wow, that's amazing, that's great, Professor Abbas, how many important ports are there in Pakistan?"

"Pakistan's coastline is about 700 kilometres long, with two important ports, Karachi and Gwadar. ”

"Karachi is on the east coast, near the Indian side, and Gwadar is on the west coast, near the Iranian side of the Middle Eastern power, Gwadar was originally just a very humble little fishing village in the Makran region of Pakistan's western Balochistan province, which borders Afghanistan. ”

"Gwadar deep-water port is located in Gwadar City, Baluzstan Province, southwest Pakistan, about 460 kilometers east of Karachi, about 120 kilometers west of Pakistan to the Iranian border, south of the Indian Ocean Arabian Sea, located at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz, Gwadar deep-water port is the third largest port in Pakistan, can be used as an entrepot trade for East Asian countries and the sea outlet for landlocked countries in Central Asia. ”

"It is precisely because the geographical location of this port is so important that China attaches great importance to this project, and the Gwadar port gives China the ability to break away from the Gulf, and with Gwadar, China will have access to African oil." ”

"China has signed oil agreements with emerging oil countries in Africa, such as Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Gabon and Angola, and the oil contract with Sudan has been implemented for a long time. ”

"Port Sudan is on the Red Sea coast, so China has an important geographical position for a steady supply of oil from the Gulf in the future. ”

"Gwadar is only about 400 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz, the world's main oil transportation route, and using the roads and railways connecting Central Asia to the port, China is expected to open a channel to transport energy to Xinjiang and other western regions, with 60% of China's energy supply coming from the Middle East and 80% of its oil imports passing through the Strait of Malacca. ”

Meng Wenjie said: "In this way, China and Pakistan can be completely bound together, and the two sides will change from a close friend relationship to a family relationship of flesh and blood, life and death." ”

"Yes, Wen Jie, you're right!" said Head Xia Yuxiang.

"This is an important strategy, far-sighted, far-sighted, in order to develop well, we need oil resources in China, we need to completely open up this road, for the builder port, we have invested a lot of manpower, material resources, but also sent a lot of technical engineers to Pakistan and the local people to build this port. ”

"Of course, in this process, we have also encountered many difficulties, and China has managed to overcome them, and this port has finally been built.

Everyone nodded, "Yes, it is indeed very large-scale, and I am really proud of China and Pakistan, and this is indeed a new milestone in China-Pakistan friendship!"

Head Xia Yuxiang said: "This artery is the source of Pakistan's prosperity, and while China is taking off, it will naturally drive Pakistan to develop together, and because this kind of aid is not direct material aid, it is beneficial to both sides." ”

"This road is of great significance, not only for the development of trade between China and Pakistan, but also for India to dare to offend Pakistan. ”

"For Iran, it will also be a lot more steady, from China to Pakistan, and then to Iran, this road is very important for the three countries, if there is a war in the Middle East, friendly forces can quickly support Iran, so that Iran will be more confident, not alone, so Iran is also very in favor of developing this road. ”

"The economic significance to China itself is also self-evident, which is equivalent to adding a major artery to China, and its radiation area directly reaches South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. ”

"It will also greatly reduce its dependence on Malacca, China can take Malacca by sea, and it will also take the Pakistani railway, and the surrounding countries of Malacca will turn passive. ”

"The Strait of Malacca, which is a major shipping route, is notorious for piracy, so China is trying to secure its supply of resources through an oil pipeline connecting Gwadar to China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. ”

"The opening of the Gwadar port has strengthened China's energy security and international influence, and China has taken a number of measures to ensure the safety of energy transmission routes, and has established strategic relations with countries bordering the Middle East and the South China Sea. ”

"The smooth development of Gwadar Port has received strong support from the governments and peoples of China and Pakistan, and the important reason is that the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a long-term common aspiration of China and Pakistan and a product of win-win cooperation. ”

Qu Lihua listened to Professor Abbas and Xia Yuxiang introduce Gwadar Port, sincerely admired China's wisdom and vision, and applauded China's outstanding managers, engineers and technicians.

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