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ACADEMIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN CIIS & UOP
China Institute of International Studies( CIIS), which is one of the most prestigious Thank Tank of China located in Beijing under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. CIIS & UOP have signed MOU when Prof Dr zahid Anwar became Director CSC, UOP. Recently CIIS asked for research proposals and Prof Dr Zahid Anwar, Director China Study Centre, University of Peshawar submitted his proposal on “ AFGHANISTAN: PEACE SO FAR AND YET SO NEAR An analysis of Afghanistan, China and Pakistan multilateral approach”. After thorough scrutiny of research proposals the CIIS invited Prof. Dr Zahid Anwar as a senior visiting scholar.
Dr Zahid Anwar collected data from the rich resources of CIIS, CICIR, CASS and met several scholars including Prof Dr Rong Ying, Vice President, Pang Shanshan, Deputy Director, dr Li Qingyan, Ning Shengnan, Assistant Research Fellow and Wang Siyuan, CIIS. He also met with hard working and intelligent young Indonesian visiting scholar Dr Cahyo Pamungkas, who was conducting research on BRI and Indonesia.
Dr Zahid Anwar presented his paper (Research Findings) in August 2019. A thorough academic discussion on Afghanistan peace process and the current development in Indian Occupied Kashmir took place between the CIIS scholars and the visiting scholar in objective environment. A famous Chinese wise-man, Confucius says that education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace. In his presentation Prof Zahid Anwar appreciated Chinese efforts to turn attention from establishing military bases to industrial bases in Afghanistan.
A famous Chinese historian Sima Qian says that he who does not forget the past is master of the present in that context prof zahid said that Pakistan and China relations are higher than mountains and deeper than oceans and informed the Chinese scholars that China due to its wholehearted support to Pakistan regarding revocation of Article 370/35A of the Indian constitution and current Indian brinkmanship in IOK, won the hearts and minds of the people of Pakistan.
Prof Dr Zahid Anwar said that there is an excellent understanding between Pakistan and China regarding regional issues including the crises in Afghanistan and Kashmir. In comparative perspective Prof Zahid Anwar highlighted that walking the walk is better than talking the talk and explained how China and Pakistan developed convergence of interests in a rapidly transforming world. He further underlined that President Xi Jiping`s “ Five Nos” policy ensures sovereignty of developing countries in their dealing with PRC under BRI and is perfectly synchronized with five principles of peaceful co-existence which China kept intact despite many twists and turns in regional and International politics.
The senior officials of the thank tank thanked Prof Anwar for his visit and educating their young scholars regarding developments in Pakistan and Afghanistan Region. Prof Dr Zahid Anwar thanked Prof Dr Rong Ying Vice President ( CIIS) for his invitation and wonderful hospitality. He also appreciated the efforts of the host institution for its foreign policy analysis training to two Ph D Scholars of the Departments of Political science, University of Peshawar and hoped that the cooperation will continue and more opportunities will be provided to young scholars of the UOP under BRI and CPEC.
