Nong Rong says Pakistan, China want to promote cooperation in agriculture, digital economy
\n ISLAMABAD
\nThe China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is enjoying smooth operation despite the severe impact of the coronavirus pandemic on world economies.
\nYing Xiong, director general of China\u2019s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said this on Wednesday while addressing an award ceremony held by the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad to recognise the outstanding work of the staffers for the development of CPEC.
\nYing said despite Covid-19, the CPEC construction projects did not stop and added that neither the Pakistanis faced layoffs nor the Chinese workforce was withdrawn due to the pandemic. \u201cThe CPEC construction has bucked the trend with continuous new achievements,\u201d the official added.
\nAppreciating the ties between Islamabad and Beijing, Ying said, \u201cChina\u2019s development and growth is to the interest of Pakistan, and it is also China\u2019s sincere hope that Pakistan can enjoy stable development to become prosperous.\u201d
\n\u201cEnergy projects are now in normal and stable operation. Major progress has been made in transportation infrastructure cooperation. Cooperation in industries and other fields has been advancing rapidly. Agriculture, as well as science and technology cooperation, has been hedging forward steadily,\u201d he said while listing the achievements under CPEC.
\nThe official said that international cooperation and coordination, as well as security-related issues, have been implemented in an orderly manner. He also appreciated the \u201coutstanding staff awarded\u201d at the ceremony, saying their \u201cdedication, innovation and devotion\u201d reflected the strength of the CPEC.
\n\u201cAll relevant authorities in China, as guided by the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, and in the spirit of the 10th JCC Meeting, are closely following the \u201c1+4\u201d cooperation layout, centering on CPEC construction and focusing on Gwadar Port, energy, infrastructure development and industrial cooperation.\u201d
\nHe said under the CPEC, China is \u201cdedicated to building healthy corridors, actively creating industrial corridors, speeding up the flow of trade corridors, earnestly developing digital corridors, promoting the formation of green corridors.\u201d
\nAddressing the occasion, Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong said that 2021 marked the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan. \u201cIt is also a year that witnessed the deepening of all-round cooperation between the two countries, in particular the CPEC.\u201d
\n\u201cDuring this year, the CPEC has always been the focus of our two countries,\u201d he said, adding that Pakistan and China both want to promote cooperation in agriculture and digital economy through the CPEC.
\nThe aim of the CPEC is to \u201ccomprehensively build the health, industrial, trade, digital, and green corridors, so as to build the CPEC into a demonstration project for high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative\u201d, he added.
\nThe Chinese envoy appreciated PM Imran Khan\u2019s commitment towards the CPEC, saying the premier \u201cchaired a series of meetings on CPEC, including the one for industry development, and held two seminars with Chinese entrepreneurs\u201d.
\n\u201cThe Pakistan government established the China-Pakistan Relations Steering Committee to coordinate and resolve CPEC issues; introduced the special visa policy for CPEC to facilitate investment; set up a Foreign National Security Cell to strengthen security measures,\u201d he said, adding that these measures boosted confidence in the development of the CPEC.
\nAccording to Nong, \u201cWith joint efforts, the Rashakai Special Economic Zone has been launched, the north part of the Gwadar Free Zone is under construction, the Matiari-Lahore HVDC Transmission Line has brought Pakistan into a new era of AC-DC hybrid power grid, the Karot Hydropower Project started water storage, the Gwadar Technical and Vocational Institute was completed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nong Rong says Pakistan, China want to promote cooperation in agriculture, digital economy ISLAMABAD The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is enjoying smooth operation despite the severe impact of the coronavirus pandemic on world economies. Ying Xiong, director general of China\u2019s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said this on Wednesday while addressing an award ceremony […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-235833","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"\n