中巴关系是世界上唯一一对“全天候战略合作伙伴关系”，具有历史贯通性和现实牢固性。本文探究巴基斯坦媒体上的中国国家形象和巴基斯坦精英阶层对中国和中巴关系发展前景的看法。研究发现，在巴基斯坦主流媒体中，中国的经济发展、中巴关系和中国的政治外交三个方面内容丰富、形象积极。巴基斯坦精英阶层对中国和中巴关系的看法比较积极，不仅对中国的大国和强国形象有基本共识，且大部分受访者对中巴在“中巴经济走廊”框架下的合作前景抱有十分积极的态度。
China-Pakistan relationship is the only “all-weather strategic cooperative partnership” in the world. It has historical consistency and solid reality. This paper combines qualitative and quantitative analysis to explore the image of China in the Pakistani media and the views of the Pakistani elite on the development prospects of China-Pakistan relations. The study finds that in the mainstream media of Pakistan，China’s economic development，China-Pakistan relations and China’s political diplomacy are rich in content and prominent in image，with a large proportion of positive reports. Through interviews with the elites of Pakistan’s political circles，academia and media reporters，it is found that the views of the elites from all walks of life in Pakistan on China-Pakistan relations are positive. Not only do they have a basic consensus on the image of China’s great powers and powerful powers，but most of the respondents also share the framework of China-Pakistan economic corridor. The prospects for future cooperation are very positive.
