China and Pakistan will create a joint research centre in October to encourage the study of Earth sciences and sci-tech exchanges, according to APP.
Pak China establish Earth Sciences research institute: Hong Tianhua stated that they will establish a high-level platform for scientific and technological innovation between the two countries in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, in October to promote sci-tech cooperation and talent cultivation.
Xinhua reported that the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Quaid-i-Azam University in Pakistan are providing support to the center, which the CAS and the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan founded.
“In addition to Chinese research institutions, the establishment also includes universities in Pakistan, with a particular focus on the University of Peshawar.”
Resources, environment, and green development; geological formations and tectonic activity; climate change and environmental repercussions are the four areas in which the centre will conduct joint research.
For Chinese and Pakistani companies and institutions wishing to invest in each other’s ideas, the centre will also serve as a mediator.
However, Hong said, “We hope to build a high-level platform for sci-tech cooperation between the two countries, and gradually extend it to neighbouring countries.” Further, This would help the growth of the Belt and Road Initiative and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.