In the 1960s, China and Pakistan carried out a devil project on Pamir Plateau . That is , the China-Pakistan Highway , and this project took 12 years to be finally completed, and more than 700 people were sacrificed during this period.
It is reported that it will be very difficult to build this highway. The lowest altitude of this road is 1154 meters. Along the way, you will pass 11 peaks over 7,000 meters, and there are countless rivers of all sizes. Moreover, the weather conditions between the Himalayas and Karakoram are very harsh. Avalanches, flow stones, hypoxia, and earthquakes often occur, and there are no construction conditions.
And in Uyghur , Hongqilafu is also called the Valley of Death, and on this Valley of Death, China and Pakistan actually want to cooperate to build a China-Pakistan friendship highway . However, this road, known as Tianlu, must cross the Karakoram Mountains , Hindu Kush and Himalayas .
In 1965, China's external living environment was extremely difficult, and an anti-China encirclement against the New China was forming. If this China-Pakistan Railway can be opened, then China can break the blockade of hostile countries, which is an important strategic point leading to the Indian Ocean.
And for Pakistan, this road means fighting for military strategic security behind Kashmir . Despite this, the difficulty of building the China-Pakistan highway still made the two leaders of China-Pakistan gasp. In order to make the road complete as soon as possible, Pakistan applied for Chinese aid, so China summoned more than 10,000 soldiers to Pakistan. When these young people entered , Kashgar City , they saw rows of coffins, and a logistics soldier couldn't help asking the captain's use of coffins. Captain
explained earnestly: These coffins are prepared for us. It turns out that Pakistan has a complex terrain, a harsh climate, and a very high altitude. The temperature difference between day and night is like the difference between winter and summer. They must endure severe cold and heat and plateau reactions. Also, weakness, vomiting, and coma are normal. Severe soldiers will even die in the vast snow-capped mountains and be buried in wooden coffins.
But even though the conditions are so difficult, these soldiers' enthusiasm for aiding Pakistan is still high. In addition, some female soldiers even shed tears on the spot because they could not help. As they said: What are you afraid of when you are a soldier suffering? Obviously, when staying in this day of Pakistan's road construction, food, clothing, housing and transportation were all difficult.
You should know that places with high altitudes cannot even boil water, let alone chicken, duck, fish, so the most common thing the engineering team eats is canned food. Having a bowl of hot soup can satisfy the soldiers. Sometimes I have reached a desolate place where no grass grows, and only flocks of flies are still alive. Every time I make a fire and cook, I can smoke a large piece. Fortunately, I fall into my rice bowl and become the soldiers' on-the-trade meal.
The area crossed by this road is filled with the highest altitude peaks in the world, with the most complex and steep terrain. There are eight peaks that pass through the Karakoram Mountains alone, more than 7,500 meters. In economic difficulties, the financial and technical difficulty of building such a heavenly road is self-evident.
But considering that Pakistan immediately recognized the new China after China announced the founding of New China , this friendship and recognition allowed the Chinese leaders to see a broader future between the two countries. So with the encouragement and support of the national leaders, the domestic section was successfully completed a year later.
But at this time, Pakistan encountered an unsolvable problem. Due to the dense glaciers and the rapid flow of water and limited road construction technology, Pakistan has only built 25 kilometers of roadways in the 616-kilometer section. In desperation, the President of Pakistan had to ask the Chinese construction team to go to Pakistan to construct
. In such a complex terrain environment, it faces frequent natural disasters such as plateau terrain avalanches, landslides, rockfalls, landslides, earthquakes, etc., and the frequent occurrence of diseases such as severe altitude sickness. This time, every worker was ready to sacrifice at any time for road construction to Pakistan.
never thought: Chinese road construction workers wrote blood letters to the most difficult construction section, determined to set the ambition of Yugong moving mountains, split the thousands of mountains in Kunlun, and use their own hands to open up a heavenly road on the top of the snow-capped mountain with an average altitude of 5,000 meters. They fought against natural dangers, fought stubborn stones, and moved forward with difficulty. However, on the morning of 1969, a heavy rain that had not been encountered in many years caused mudslides, attacking the construction of the China-Pakistan highway, causing traffic interruption, and the construction team's location suddenly became an isolated island.
It is reported that the engineering team is surrounded by turbulent water flow. They are in a dilemma. Not only are the food washed away, but the flood level is still rising. The place where they live is getting smaller and smaller. In a critical moment, they found an extremely thin lead wire connecting to the other side. If they can climb along the lead wire to the other side and connect a steel cable, then everyone will have hope.
And they climbed over the lead wire carefully, when everyone was worried. Fortunately, they finally successfully climbed to the other side and connected the cable, without any casualties.
After these 12 years of hard work, the China-Pakistan Highway was finally completed in 1978. The Pakistani leader even held the hand of the commander-in-chief of the engineering team and said: You are a great country, a kind people and sincere friends.
Reviewing this China-Pakistan Railway, mixed feelings. In order to build this friendship path, about 700 team members from both China and Pakistan have sacrificed their precious lives. They have built a path to the world with their flesh and blood. Since then, the friendly diplomatic relations between the peoples of China and Pakistan have been deepening, and the plan for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has arrived as scheduled.
Therefore, the completion of Karakoram Highway has great strategic significance for both countries. This highway directly connects China's highway network with Pakistan's highway network, and indirectly opens up the channel located in the Persian Gulf Gwadar Port, greatly reducing China's dependence on , Malacca Strait ,
Later, China relied on the China-Pakistan Highway and launched the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project in 2015. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor opened a portal directly to Middle East from land, bringing huge economic benefits to the two countries.
In this project, the leaders of the two countries showed far-sightedness and high political wisdom, but we cannot forget the road builders who sacrificed their lives in construction. This road was built with their lives and pay tribute to them.
Whenever, whenever Pakistan is mentioned, the first word that comes to mind is Pakistan . This inherent impression is a symbol and portrayal of the indestructible friendship between China and Pakistan, and it is also a friendship formed by the two peoples with their blood.
When The Second India-Pakistan War broke out, Pakistan was unable to sing and struggled to support it. At this moment, our country stood up and directly and publicly condemned the Soviet Union for favoring India. At the same time, linking India's invasion of Pakistan with our country's security, warning India not to act alone.
weighed the pros and cons, India obediently dismantled some military facilities on the border of the Three Kingdoms in accordance with our requirements and withdrew from the disputed area in shame. China's great power has solved Pakistan's urgent needs and made it extremely grateful.
Later, the completion of the China-Pakistan Highway made Pakistan, from the official to the people, regard China as its most trustworthy friend. A friendship bridge on the highway is affectionately called the Mao Zedong Bridge by the people of Pakistan.
And since the two countries are brothers, Pakistan cannot always blindly seek it. Therefore, in the international community, Pakistan always stands on our side with a clear stand and provides unremitting support and help for the improvement of our international status and image.
At the same time, on the China-Pakistan border, out of trust in China and Pakistan, Pakistan is almost unprepared for defense, and border soldiers from China and Pakistan will also visit each other for a meal. When civil strife occurred in Pakistan, other stores were damaged to varying degrees, and only the shops opened by Chinese were safe and sound.
It is reported that Pakistan's largest national park is open to Chinese people for free all year round.When the Wenchuan earthquake occurred, the Pakistani people shared the same breath and destiny as our people, and said what touching Chinese brothers needed, we would provide.
Nowadays, no matter how the international situation changes, China and Pakistan are still all-weather strategic partners. The friendship between China and Pakistan has been deeply engraved into the DNA of the people of both countries. And it is precisely because of Chairman Mao’s far-sighted vision that we have a Pakistani railway that will never be exchanged for.
