On April 2, Ambassador Jiang Zaidong congratulated the representatives of the Uyghur compatriots in Pakistan on Eid al-Fitr and entrusted the overseas Chinese community to hand over holiday gifts to 500 families of the compatriots. Minister Shi Yuanqiang of the Chinese Embassy and others attended the event.Jiang Zaidong extended his sincere holiday greetings to overseas Chinese, introduced the economic and social development as well as foreign exchanges and cooperation of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, affirmed the contributions made by Uyghur overseas Chinese in Pakistan to safeguarding the unity of their motherland, enhancing national unity and promoting China-Pakistan relations, and said that the embassy will provide active services to the overseas Chinese, jointly promote domestic development and build a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future.
The overseas Chinese representatives sincerely thanked their motherland for its care and support, and felt proud of its prosperity. They will publicize the “beautiful Xinjiang” based on their personal experiences and are willing to make unremitting efforts to deepen the China-Pakistan friendship.