A group of German journalists visited southwest China's Sichuan Province this week to conduct research and interviews, an event hosted by the provincial capital city of Chengdu.
A total of 11 German journalists visited Chengdu, Deyang, Leshan and other cities, covering topics including high-quality development in Sichuan, cultural heritage protection, upgrading the cultural and tourism industries, opening up and cooperation, and digital cultural and creative innovation.
The German journalists said they were impressed by China's ancient wisdom and its development in the new era. They expressed their intention to view and report on China from a new perspective.
"What we call the new Silk Road now is the picture on the map. I realized how important it is. We have to have economic relations, cultural relations and especially young people, have to visit the other side of the world. But the most important thing and this is why I'm also here is that the media has to present a different view of China. And this is now what we should do. Not say China is a threat, but China has a chance for Germany, especially also the industry to have a chance to get productive jobs again," said Werner Zuse, a scriptwriter of New Solidarity, a German weekly newspaper based in Wiesbaden.
German journalists conduct research, interviews in China's Sichuan
Pakistan remains firmly committed to its longstanding position on the Palestinian question and will not seek normalization of ties with Israel until an independent Palestinian state is established, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar said on Friday.
According to Pakistani media reports, Dar made the remarks during a press conference at Pakistan's embassy in Washington after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
When asked whether U.S. President Donald Trump had dropped his calls for Muslim countries to join the Abraham Accords as part of a potential deal with Iran, Dar reiterated that Pakistan remains steadfast in its position on Palestine and Gaza.
Israel must move towards the establishment of a Palestinian state before there could be any change in Pakistan's stance towards Israel, he said.
Trump said in a social media post on Monday that he urged Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan and Pakistan to join the Abraham Accords and normalize ties with Israel during phone talks with their leaders last Saturday.
Pakistan has publicly rejected the proposal, while none of the other countries Trump listed has reacted to his demand.
A Saudi source told Al Arabiya TV on Monday that Saudi Arabia's position on the Palestinian question remains unchanged, affirming the need for "an irreversible pathway to a Palestinian state".
The Abraham Accords, brokered by the United States in 2020 during Trump's first term, were established between the Israeli government and Arab countries including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco, aimed at rapidly advancing the normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries.
The two-state solution envisions independent Palestinian and Israeli states coexisting peacefully. It is widely recognized by the international community as the only equitable way to resolve the Palestinian question.
Pakistani foreign minister reaffirms support for two-state solution to Palestinian question
