Human side of Pakistan-China friendship
- By Zamir Assadi
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Awarded the Sitara-e-Khidmat by the government of Pakistan for his research and books, Mr. Tang frequently contacted Mr. Hussain for insights into the Sufi poetry of Pakistan and promote cultural exchanges. This interesting account emphasizes on the rich cultural exchanges taking place between academics on both sides.
To bring nations closer, strategic alliances, mutual projects, diverse mutual investments and politics become secondary when strong cultural exchanges are established between intellectuals and creative minds. Personal accounts of similar exchanges in the field of poetry and literature also appear often in the book.
There is the account of poet and translator Zhang Shixuan, who has spent nearly five decades learning Pakistan's national language Urdu and admiring its profound beauty. His collection of poems, "Passion of Love," received wide acclaim in Pakistan and China. Mr. Zhang recalls his personal experiences with Pakistani poets and writers.
His most cherished memories are late night sittings with literary friends and the proud moment in the early 1990s when he was invited to an event in his honor at the Pakistan Academy of Letters, where around 200 poets and writers gathered to honor his services to China and Pakistan through his poetry.
He narrates several accounts of his warm encounters with Pakistan's leading poets and writers. He even narrates a meeting with a young lad who treated him like family when Mr. Zhang introduced himself as a Chinese friend.
The stories from "You and US" are just a reminder of ever growing love and respect that exists between both the nations. The depth of this relation is individual in impact and universal in effect. It has produced a tree of friendship with both the future of the two countries entwined like branches.
Watered by similar cultural exchanges, this tree could grow into the mightiest one in the world.
Muhammad Zamir Assadi is a journalist based in Pakistan. He writes opinions on different national and international issues including foreign relations, conflict zones and war on terrorism.
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