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Chinese CG

hosts reception

KARACHI: The new Consul General of China in Karachi, Jiang Qinzheng, and Madame Qinzheng recently hosted a reception at the Chinese Consulate General to meet friends. The reception was largely attended by the city elite, specially newsmen.

Jiang Qinzheng said he was happy to be posted to Karachi and looked forward to making his best contribution to the further growth of mutually advantageous ties between Pakistan and China.

He specially lauded the cooperation between Pakistan and China in the service of stability in the region and declared that it would be his effort to encourage and take part in all the measures seeking better ties between the two countries.

Jiang is an experienced diplomat who has held important assignments in Chinese missions abroad before his posting here. He has replaced An Qiguang, the former Chinese Consul General in Karachi, who left on completion of his term in November last year.ÑUPP