Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik (L) holds a Chinese flag as he greets Chinese Minister of Public Security Meng Jianzhu (R) after Jianzhu arrived at Chaklala airbase in Rawalpindi on September 26, 2011. PHOTO: AFPChinese Vice Prime Minister Arrives In Islamabad -- Express Tribune
ISLAMABAD: Vice Prime Minister of China Meng Jianzhou has arrived in Islamabad on a two day visit to Pakistan.
Jianzhou will meet President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and the political and military leadership during his visit.
The talks will focus on bilateral relations, the regional situation and matters of mutual interest.
Jianzhou was received at the airport by Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Masood Khan.
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My Comment: This is easy to figure out. China is there because Pakistan is an ally against India. The Saudis are there because of their concerns with Shiite Iran, and are aligning themselves with Sunni Pakistan as a counterpart to rising Iranian influence (and American decline) in the region.
But what caught my eye was the following ....
.... A trilateral meeting between intelligence officials from Saudi Arabia, China and Pakistan will held in Islamabad today, Express 24/7 reported.
The trilateral meeting between officials will focus on United States (US) allegations against Pakistan and the future course of action in this regard.
Earlier, Director-general (DG) ISI Lt General Ahmad Shuja Pasha met Saudi officials at Chaklala base.
Sources said Saudi officials had conveyed a positive signal of considerable support to ISI officials during the meeting.
If these reports are true .... expect raised eyebrows in the CIA, Pentagon, State Department .... and the Oval Office.
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