LAHORE: Acting Chinese Consul General in Lahore Cao Ke has said that China and Pakistan as key members of the Global South and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, jointly defend sovereignty and territorial integrity.
This was stated by him at a seminar to mark 80th anniversary of the Chinese victory in World War-II here on Sunday.
The Chinese people, he said, won the great victory of this devastating war and restored Taiwan from the illegal occupation, declaring complete victory in the `World Anti-Fascist War.’
Former foreign secretary Shamshad Ahmed Khan said that contributions and sacrifices of China in World War II were far greater than those countries that exploited the war’s outcomes and used them to serve their own interests, mostly Western allies.
Former Air Vice Chief Sajid Habib recalled that the city of Lahore had played a role in the independence of China as hundreds of Chinese pilots were trained at the Walton airport and they served in the Chinese War of resistance.
Recalling the remarkable harmony among the nation during the 1965 war, he called for forging unity in the present time, stressing that no leader was above the national interest, an apparent reference to Imran Khan.
Remembering that ‘stage-managed’ Manchurian attack had been used as an excuse by Japan to attack China, former rear admiral N.A. Rizvi said that India too used Pulwama and then Pahalgam incidents as pretexts to wage a war against Pakistan.
PU Pakistan Study Centre Director Prof Dr Amjad Abbas Magsi emphasized that the world must recognize China’s immense sacrifices in WW-II and its role in containing fascism. These sacrifices, he said, helped reshape the world.
PU History and Pak Studies department Chairperson Prof Dr Ruksana Iftikhar and educationist Dr Iftikhar-ul-Haq said that Chinese war of resistance and the recovery of Taiwan were defining moments that left profound lessons and a lasting legacy for China and the world.
Published in Dawn, August 18th, 2025