Qilin-class submarine delivery cements China-Pakistan strategic partnership
China’s defense ministry framed the first delivery of the Qilin-class submarine to Pakistan as normal military equipment cooperation and a symbol of an all-weather strategic partnership. The Hangor-class submarine was commissioned in Sanya on April 30, and Beijing and Islamabad plan to deepen mutual trust and practical cooperation in dialogue, joint exercises, training, and technology to advance a China-Pakistan community with a shared future and contribute to regional peace.