Pakistan PM Snubs US By Declaring China ‘Best Friend’

[Purveyor]

Source: Agence France-Presse

BEIJING (AFP) – Pakistan's prime minister declared China his country's best friend in an apparent dig at Washington as he was to begin a visit to China on Tuesday with US ties tested over Osama bin Laden's killing.

Yousuf Raza Gilani's trip follows the killing of the Al-Qaeda leader by US special forces on Pakistani soil this month in a raid that has cast a pall over US-Pakistan ties and was seen potentially pushing Islamabad closer to Beijing.

"We appreciate that in all difficult circumstances, China stood with Pakistan. Therefore we call China a true friend and a time-tested and all-weather friend," Gilani told China's official Xinhua news agency in an interview.

"We are proud to have China as our best and most trusted friend, and China will always find Pakistan standing beside it at all times," added Gilani, who was to arrive in Shanghai later Tuesday, according to Pakistani officials.

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[joeybee12]

1. With friends like these...

who needs enemies?

[Drale]

2. So China is going to move into Pakistan,

The Pakistan people are going to turn their hate to-wards China, some of them will turn extreme and attack China or at least Chinese people, and Pakistan is going to find out real fast that China is going to deal with terrorists extremely harshly even more so then the US.

[Vogon_Glory]

11. I Expect China To Go Into Afghanistan

I expect China to go into Afghanistan sometime after the US and NATO troops leave that country. If the Chinese don't march in because the Taliban is once again harboring terrorist training camps, the Chinese will march in to bring Afghanistan's rich deposits of rare earths (useful for batteries and electronics) under Chinese control.

And at that point I won't give a tinker's d___ how much the Pakistanis yap about it.

[Proletariatprincess]

3. There are no permanent friends in the world of politics....

only permanent interests.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

16. yup.

[Xithras]

4. Wow. Really?

Are these people world leaders, or bickering third graders bickering on the playground during recess?

That said, this is probably a good call on Pakistans part. China will be the worlds economic engine for the coming century, so it makes sense for them to align themselves to the rising leader, rather than the falling has-been.

[Capitalocracy]

8. Why doesn't Pakistan want to be our BFF?

Everyone wants to be our BFF! :cry:

[smirkymonkey]

13. I know - I can't believe it. Why do most people in power behave

like adolescents? If anybody had any ounce of maturity, we wouldn't be in the bloody mess we are now.

[Thav]

5. US Envoy to Pakistan responds.

"See this? This is your FRIENDSHIP charm! See what I'm doing? I'm taking it off my FRIENDSHIP bracelet! Nyah, take that!"

[DRoseDARs]

6. So I guess we're not going to the prom together? Fine by me, India is better looking anyway.

She got it goin' on! Enjoy those lead-tainted crabs you're gonna get from China...

[makhno]

7. There's a non-story

What else is the Pakistani PM supposed to say on a visit to China? "We sure like you, fellas, but Pakistan's heart lies with our American BFFs?"

[Arugula Latte]

9. OMG, Pakistan! Like, WhatEVER!

U said we were besties and now yur all like, see ya USA.

[madrchsod]

10. perfect.......

[Throd]

14. I heard Pakistan passed China a note in the hallway before recess

"Do you like me?"

[Arugula Latte]

15. I know! And China checked the box for "Yes"

It could have checked "Maybe," but it went for "Yes"!

[closeupready]

18. LOL, you nailed it. The reporter here is clearly from San Fernando Valley.

Or is related to Sarah Palin maybe...? :rofl:

[sarcasmo]

12. Time to cut all aid to Pakistan.

[closeupready]

17. And....? We sure don't call Pakistan our best friend, do we.

We give Pakistan aid because giving them aid is in US interests - NOT because Pakistan is our best friend.

So, um, not sure what the point of this story is.

[woo me with science]

19. But China *like* likes North Korea.

So there.