beijing chinas senior diplomat dai bingguo has rushed to islamabad in the wake of the closure of uss shamsi base and pakistans threat of cutting off nato supply lines china is also worried about the standoff between the pakistani military and the zardari government which threatens its own foreign policy arrangements dai bingguo who is visiting pakistan as a representative of chinese president hu jintao will reassure pakistan that china will stand by its decision to force western forces to vacate the region bordering afghanistan sources said china is eager to see western forces vacate afpak border which will make islamabad more dependent on beijing observers said dai will meet pakistani president asif ali zardari and pm yousaf raza gilani and may even hold unannounced meetings with the pakistani military brass to assess the political turmoil in pakistan that involves the militarys unhappiness with the zardari regime and rising public anger against the us for the recent military strikes the chinese foreign ministry suggested the purpose of the visit was to mark 60 years of sinopak diplomatic ties and will take relations to a new high dai will discuss the future development of practical cooperation and exchange views on other issues of mutual concern ministry spokesman liu weimin said national antagonism against us is boiling in pakistan an official apology and payment of compensation is the least the us can do to bring the situation to normal said liu youfa vice president of the china institute of international studies