摘要
Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 21 concluded his state visit to Pakistan after the two neighbors lifted their ties to an all-weather strategic cooperative partnership and signed over 50 cooperation deals. The trip to the South Asian country, the first leg of Xi＇s first overseas tour this year, testifies to the importance of the China-Pakistan relationship and marks a significant stroke of Beijing＇s neighborhood diplomacy. Since the establishment of their diplomatic relations 64 years ago, China and Pakistan have forged an ironclad friendship. Now thanks to Xi＇s two-day visit, the two ＂iron friends＂ have begun upgrading their close relationship to an ever closer community of common destiny.
