Pakistan, May 27 -- Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan Sunday said that irrespective of the developments taking place at the international landscape, China will always stand by Pakistan's core interests, adding that both the countries have made the right choice of being strategic partners based on equality and mutual benefit.

"History is witness to Pakistan-China friendship which is deeply rooted in cultural, historical and friendly bonds between the peoples of the two countries. Pakistan is also the first country to acknowledge New China," the Chinese dignitary said while addressing the Second Silk Road Forum organised by the 'Friends of Silk Road Forum'. "China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic partners and CPEC has come a long wa...