November 24th Beijing Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian quoted “We appreciate the importance the Pakistani side attaches to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and their support for the development of Chinese companies in Pakistan.”
Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Pakistan will persistently proceed and facilitate China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and will underpin Chinese businesses in Pakistan and give them precedence. Imran Khan also said that China and Pakistan were linked, not only in the past and present, but would remain consolidated through their future generations too.
Zhao further quoted: “We have noted the positive remarks by Prime Minister Imran Khan.”
He included that CPEC, as a pilot project of the BRI, has effectively promoted Pakistan’s economic development and improvement of people’s sustenance and has produced positive socioeconomic effects since establishment. China is ready to work with Pakistan in executing the agreement of the two leaders, focus on industrial, agricultural, scientific, social and sustenance cooperation, keep releasing CPEC’s positive effects on driving growth and bettering people’s lives, and build CPEC into a demonstration program of high-quality development under the BRI.
