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Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain (R) meets with visiting Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang (L) in Islamabad, Pakistan Solde Nike Air Presto SE Woven Bleu , Aug. 14, 2017. (XinhuaLiu Tian)
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain met with visiting Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang here on Monday on consolidating friendly ties between the two countries.
Hussain extended gratitude to China for sending a delegation to attend the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the independence of Pakistan.
Pakistan and China are "iron friends," he said, noting that Pakistan's friendship with China forms the foundation of Pakistan's foreign policy.
He said Pakistan will continue to firmly support China on issues concerning China's core interests, and enhance cooperation with China on international and regional affairs.
The Pakistani president also pledged that Pakistan will actively join the Belt and Road Initiative and promote the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
Wang Femme Nike Air Presto QS Rouge Blanche Solde , for his part, said the relationship between China and Pakistan has maintained sound and stable development and become a model of country-to-country relations since they forged diplomatic ties 66 years ago.
China is ready to make joint efforts with Pakistan to implement the important consensus reached between the leaders of the two countries, continue to deepen strategic mutual trust, and understand and support each other on issues concerning each other's core interests, Wang said.
The Chinese vice premier also mentioned boosting cooperation with Pakistan on counter-terrorism, security Nike Air Presto Rouge Bordeaux Solde , and promoting people-to-people exchanges.
He said the two sides should further enrich the connotation of the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership and pass the friendship from generation to generation.
On Sunday, Wang met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on deepening pragmatic cooperation between the two countries in various fields.
Proposed by China in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.
China said Thursday Japan should be more transparent with its military budget, urging Tokyo to explain the real intention of its expanding defense spending.
Japan has been increasing its defense spending for years, sparking concerns among its neighbors and the international community, Ministry of Defense spokesperson Yang Yujun told a monthly press conference on Thursday.
Japan approved on Tuesday a record 5.05-trillion yen ($41.9 billion) military budget for 2016 Solde Nike Air Presto SE Woven Grise , a 1.5 percent increase from 2015, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday.
This is the fourth consecutive year that Japan has increased its defense budget, Xinhua reported.
The defense budget will ease constraints on its military and also allow Japanese troops to defend its foreign allies, including the US, for the first time since World War II, USA Today reported on Tuesday.
Also on Tuesday Homme Nike Air Presto QS Grise Solde , Japan's controversial new security laws that allow its troops to fight overseas even if there is no direct threat to Japan or its people took effect. Experts previously told the Global Times that the laws could deepen distrust and increase friction between the two countries.
At the same time Yang blasted Japan for criticizing China's normal military spending increase.
Yang said the budget covered the building up of national defense and will help safeguard national sovereignty and security.
China's 2016 defense budget has been placed at 954.3 billion yuan ($147 billion), a 7.6 percent increase from last year. The increase was the lowest in six years, Xinhua reported.
China's defense budget must be approved by the country's top legislature, the National People's Congress, Yang said, stressing that China has no "invisible" defense spending.
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