中国将为巴基斯坦四艘护卫舰？

China to give four frigates to Pakistan     
From Our Special Correspondent
BEIJING-China has in principle agreed to supply to Pakistan four frigates to upgrade its naval fleet.
The agreement was reached here when Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali met Jiang Zemin, Defence Minister and Chairman Central Military Commission of China.
It may be noted that Mr Jamali in his luncheon speech on Tuesday had mentioned India’s move to upgrade its bluewater Navy which poses a direct threat not only to Pakistan but to other countries on the Indian Ocean littoral.
Previously Pakistan had acquired submarines from France and it is widely believed that the terrorist attack killing French engineers in Karachi last year was a crude Indian attempt to thwart Pakistan’s efforts to equip its Navy with a modern fleet.
Last month Pakistan’s Chief of Naval Staff had announced that the Navy intended to acquire Chinese frigates on a transfer-of-technology basis.
Earlier the Prime Minister called on Chinese President Hu Jintao who reiterated his country’s longstanding friendship with Pakistan and said that the Sino-Pak relationship was an all-weather friendship. He also extended his country’s full support to Pakistan on all regional and international issues including its efforts to reduce tension in the region.China to give four frigates to Pakistan     
From Our Special Correspondent
BEIJING-China has in principle agreed to supply to Pakistan four frigates to upgrade its naval fleet.
The agreement was reached here when Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali met Jiang Zemin, Defence Minister and Chairman Central Military Commission of China.
It may be noted that Mr Jamali in his luncheon speech on Tuesday had mentioned India’s move to upgrade its bluewater Navy which poses a direct threat not only to Pakistan but to other countries on the Indian Ocean littoral.
Previously Pakistan had acquired submarines from France and it is widely believed that the terrorist attack killing French engineers in Karachi last year was a crude Indian attempt to thwart Pakistan’s efforts to equip its Navy with a modern fleet.
Last month Pakistan’s Chief of Naval Staff had announced that the Navy intended to acquire Chinese frigates on a transfer-of-technology basis.
Earlier the Prime Minister called on Chinese President Hu Jintao who reiterated his country’s longstanding friendship with Pakistan and said that the Sino-Pak relationship was an all-weather friendship. He also extended his country’s full support to Pakistan on all regional and international issues including its efforts to reduce tension in the region.