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THE Chinese have elephantine memories. They may forgive their foes but they never forget their friends. This explains the cordial welcome extended on May 5 by the Chinese ambassador Nong Rong to the Leader of the Opposition Mr Shehbaz Sharif so soon after his release from official custody.
He spoke of Shehbaz Sharif’s “Punjab speed” fame in China and lauded “Shehbaz’s hard work as Punjab chief minister [as] very impressive and praiseworthy”. Then, the ambassador invited him to attend the centenary celebrations of the Chinese Communist Party in July, telling the reporters and the government: “Beijing does not forget its friends.”