From September 5 to 6, the International Academic Symposium celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of China-Pakistan diplomatic relations, themed “Inheritance, Innovation, and Win-Win: Building a China-Pakistan Community with a Shared Future in the New Era,” was held at Peking University. Professor Tang Jun, Director of the Pakistan Research Center at Inner Mongolia Honder College of Arts and Sciences, joined guests from the diplomatic, academic, corporate, media, and cultural and educational fields of both China and Pakistan to conduct in-depth discussions on topics including the development of China-Pakistan relations, the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, and people-to-people exchanges and educational cooperation.

Professor Tang Jun delivered an academic report titled “The Formation Mechanism of Pakistan’s ‘Sandwiched State’ Dilemma from the Perspective of Area Studies: The Triple Squeeze of Middle East Conflicts, the Afghanistan Border Crisis, and India-Pakistan Competition.” The report systematically analyzed the internal logic and transmission pathways behind the formation of the “sandwiched state” dilemma, thoroughly explored the profound impact of the intersection and fermentation of multiple crises on Pakistan’s domestic politics and foreign affairs, and further assessed the opportunities and challenges that this structural dilemma brings to the advancement of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperation, attracting widespread attention and heated discussion among participating experts.

Pakistani Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi and four former ambassadors to China — Salman Bashir, Masood Khalid, Naghmana Alamgir Hashmi, and Moin ul Haque — affirmed Professor Tang Jun’s academic report, considering its viewpoints sharp and its analysis in-depth, with high academic reference value for the current international situation and regional security. The five ambassadors also praised Inner Mongolia Honder College of Arts and Sciences for its years of deep cultivation in China-Pakistan educational cooperation and people-to-people exchanges, and commended the college's achievements in Pakistan country studies, international student training, and China-Pakistan academic interaction.

Professor Tang Jun stated that the Pakistan Research Center at Inner Mongolia Honder College of Arts and Sciences will continue to deepen its research on Pakistan country studies and the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor,produce more high-quality academic results, and continue to contribute the strength of a local university to deepening people-to-people exchanges and academic mutual learning between the two countries.

编辑：李响

审核：王文秀