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Pakistan
Index
Pakistan's desire for maximum balance and
diversification in
its external relations has also led to close relations
with
China--a valuable geopolitical connection. In 1950
Pakistan
recognized the new People's Republic of China, the third
noncommunist state and the first Muslim country to do so.
The
deterioration in Sino-Indian relations that culminated in
the
1962 border war provided new opportunities for Pakistan's
relations with China. The two countries reached agreement
on the
border between them, and a road was built linking China's
Xinjiang-Uygur Autonomous Region with the Northern Areas
of
Pakistan. China supported Pakistan diplomatically in both
its
1965 and 1971 wars with India and provided Pakistan with
economic
and military assistance. Pakistan's China connection
enabled it
to facilitate the 1971 visit of United States secretary of
state
Henry Kissinger to that country, and in the 1980s China
and the
United States supplied military and economic assistance
through
Pakistan to the Afghan mujahidin fighting the
Soviet
occupation forces. Pakistan's ties with China remain
strong, and
friendly relations between the two countries continue to
be an
important factor in Pakistan's foreign policy.
Data as of April 1994
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