FAISALABAD City News

First Chinese cultural show at UAF
‘CPEC to further cement ties’
From Our Correspondent
FAISALABAD: Xinjiang Agricultural University, China, Vice-President Prof Zhang Jie has said that China and Pakistan are enjoying deep-rooted relations based on brotherhood.
Addressing the first Chinese cultural show arranged by the Confucius Institute in collaboration with the Xinjiang Agricultural University at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad on Sunday, he said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was a hallmark step that would further strengthen the ties and bring prosperity in the region. He was of the view that China gave the great honour to the Pak-China friendship and honoured Pakistanis as their brothers. He said that such event would bring the people of the two countries more closer.
UAF Vice-Chancellor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan said that like China, Pakistan also attached the great importance to their relations with them. He said that CM Shahbaz Sharif during his recent visit had advised the students to learn the Chinese language as 2015 was being celebrated as the Pakistan-China Friendship year. He said that the institute would enable the students and teaching community to learn Chinese to win scholarships in China in the field of education. He said that 20 faculty members of the UAF had completed their degrees from China.
It was the first show at the UAF in which more than 40 Chinese artists gave thrilling performances of art, cultural music and dances in front of tens of hundreds of people. The performances comprised Uzbek traditional dancing, Wushu art, Tajik dance, acrobatics, Han and Tang music, Urgurs dancing, etc.