BEIJING, Jul 6 : The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a signature project in cooperation between China and Pakistan in the new era and a pilot project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping a decade ago, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Wang Wenbin said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cCPEC is a signature project in China-Pakistan cooperation in the new era and a pilot project in the Belt and Road cooperation. This year marks its 10th anniversary,\u201d he said during his regular briefing in response to a question asked by APP.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while addressing a ceremony to mark a decade of the signing of the CPEC framework, said that the CPEC has been playing a pivotal role in transforming Pakistan\u2019s economic landscape and the mega project helped Pakistan progress in the region and beyond.<\/p>\n
The spokesperson said that with the CPEC as the center, the two sides have established a cooperation framework with ports and transportation infrastructure, energy and industry.<\/p>\n
The project has been flourishing and generated a large amount of direct investment, created many jobs and brought highways and power generation and transmission infrastructure to Pakistan and contributing to the country\u2019s development and regional connectivity, he added.<\/p>\n
Wang Wenbin said the two countries are also cooperating in agriculture, science, technology, information technology and social wellbeing.<\/p>\n
\u201cGoing forward, we will continue to work for the high-quality development of CPEC and contribute to China Pakistan and regional development,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
It may be mentioned here that CPEC enters a significant milestone as it celebrates a decade of remarkable achievements in fostering economic growth, infrastructure development and regional connectivity.<\/p>\n
Launched in 2013, CPEC is a corridor linking the Gwadar port in southwestern Pakistan with Kashgar in northwest China\u2019s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, which highlights energy, transport and industrial cooperation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BEIJING, Jul 6 : The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a signature project in cooperation between China and Pakistan in the new era and a pilot project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping a decade ago, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Wang Wenbin said on Thursday. \u201cCPEC is a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[10420],"class_list":{"0":"post-341729","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-wang-wenbin"},"yoast_head":"\n