Islamabad: The Embassy of Pakistan in Beijing hosted a special investiture ceremony to confer Pakistan Civil Awards on five Chinese nationals in recognition of their outstanding contributions to Pakistan and to the development of China-Pakistan relations, China Economic Net (CEN) reported.
Cui Jun, president of China Economic Net, was honored with the Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam. He has played an instrumental role in strengthening bilateral ties through extensive coverage of Pakistan, the CPEC, and the evolving partnership between the two countries.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, Khalil Hashmi, represented the President of Pakistan in presenting the honors to the recipients, each of whom has made distinguished contributions in their respective fields in support of Pakistan.
Wang Yongge, Chairman and Party Secretary of China Zhongyuan Engineering Corporation, was awarded the Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam. Since 1996, he has played a key role in advancing China-Pakistan cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, an important pillar of the longstanding friendship between the two countries.
Xu Zhaodong, Director of the China-Pakistan Belt and Road Joint Laboratory for Smart Disaster Prevention at Southeast University, received the Sitara-e-Imtiaz.
A renowned expert in structural vibration control, earthquake engineering, and multi-hazard smart disaster prevention, Xu has successfully implemented Pakistan’s first seismic isolating project using viscous-elastic damping technology, driving the development of disaster prevention and mitigation in Pakistan.
