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Building on the 皇冠体育app-Pak special friendship

By Uking Sun (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-08-01 17:37
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A living symbol of Pakistan and 皇冠体育app’s close friendship is looking to its neighbor once again to help expand.

The Heavy Mechanical Complex (HMC) in north of Islamabad, Pakistan, dubbed the “Chinese Factory” by locals, is looking forward to further cooperation with 皇冠体育app amid efforts to upgrade the facilities and strengthen the design capability, Dr Muhammad Ashraf Butt Managing Director said.

The HMC was established in 1970s with the technical and financial support of 皇冠体育app. The workshop is littered with different kinds of equipment imported from 皇冠体育app, such as a 3,000 ton press by 皇冠体育app’s Taiyuan Heavy Machinery. 皇冠体育app’s former president Jiang Zemin once led a technical team to work in HMC for one month.

HMC has been built it into a large engineering enterprise engaged in the manufacture of heavy engineering goods, such as machinery for cement and equipment for hydro electric power plants. But HMC mangers said much of the equipment is outdated and needs upgrading to meet its development.

“We have very close contact with some Chinese engineers, and every time we have difficulty we will call them for help,” a manager said.

Dr Muhammad Ashraf Butt also said that HMC intends to turn the current design center into an institute to train more engineers and hopes 皇冠体育app can continue to support the complex, a living symbol of Pakistan-皇冠体育app friendship.