广播听力:China, Pakistan Hold Reception to Mark Establishment of Ties

Meanwhile, top Chinese officials have now entertained Pakistan's Prime Minister and others at a reception at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

China's top political advisor, Jia Qinglin and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, as well as 500 other people, have attended the reception.

China and Pakistan established their diplomatic ties on May 21st, 1951.

For more on the bilateral ties between the two countries, we had a chance earlier to speak with Pakistan's Ambassador to China, Masood Khan.