(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-11-29 18:51

China on Thursday congratulated Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on winning the presidential election again.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao told a regular press briefing China hopes Pakistan would continue to maintain social stability and economic development under the leadership of Musharraf.

Musharraf took oath as a civilian president for a five-year term at a ceremony in Islamabad Thursday, one day after he gave up the post of army chief.