China-Pakistan Study Center opened in Islamabad
Pakistan's Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz along with Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong on 16th June 2017 inaugurated the China-Pakistan Study Center (CPSC) set up at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) in Islamabad.
Aziz said think tanks in Pakistan must be linked with their counterparts in China to enhance people-to-people cooperation and exchange of knowledge. He said that the think tanks are the nerve centers for projects research and scholarly exchange, and highlighted the role of think tanks and research institutes in providing vision, guidelines and knowledge creation on bilateral ties.
Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong remarked that with this initiative, the level of interest in China studies in Pakistan has reached a brand new level. He pledged that the Chinese Embassy will continue to extend its support for the study center for furthering China-Pakistan friendship.
Khalid Mahmood, chairman of Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad appointed as chairman of this think tank. The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) is a strategic studies think tank based in Islamabad. It is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan.