Editor's note: In an exclusive video interview with China.org.cn, Pakistani Ambassador Masood Khan acknowledged how China's progress over the past thirty years had "demonstrated to the world how a third world country can quickly move upwards to become a developed country." The ambassador looked back on his work and life in China and forward to how he intends to lead his delegation in working closely with China in his new post as Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations. He also expressed his expectations for the upcoming 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China which is set to convene next Thursday.

In his entire career as a diplomat, Khan has worked in China twice: First as the Third Secretary in the Embassy from 1984 to 1986 and then as the Pakistan Ambassador to China, starting in September 2008. He first came to China in 1982 for a year and a half-long Chinese language course at the Beijing Language Institute.

Questions:

1）What impressed you most when you served as Third Secretary in the Pakistan Embassy in Beijing from 1984 to 1986?  Video>>

2) And what has impressed you most over the past four years as ambassador?  Video >>

3) What's the best thing you have done as the Pakistan Ambassador to China, in which act do you take the most pride? And do you have any regrets?  Video>>

4)  What's your favorite Chinese city, festival or food?  Video>>

5) Would you like to share an anecdote of your life in Beijing with our audience?  Video>>

6) What characteristic of Chinese culture interests you the most? What characteristics do you think the Chinese and Pakistani people share?  Video>>

7) How would you describe your next job? What will you do to further the China-Pakistan relations in your new post?  Video>>

8) The Communist Party of China will convene its 18th National Congress on November 8 and a new generation of top leaders will be elected during that conference. What are your expectations for the upcoming congress and China's new leadership?  Video>>

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