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Coronavirus won't stop economic cooperation with Pakistan: Chinese envoy

Coronavirus won't stop economic cooperation with Pakistan: Chinese envoy
February 7, 2020
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing has said that the coronavirus catastrophe would not stop the economic cooperation between China and Pakistan. Addressing a seminar in Islamabad on Friday, he said: "We are thankful to the Pakistani government and people for showing solidarity in our difficult time which provide us strength and more confidence." The Chinese envoy said that after six-year successful implementation of CPEC project under the umbrella of Belt and Road Initiative, it has now established that the CPEC and other corridors under BRI are projects of international cooperation, where 126 countries joined these projects. He said that Belt and Road Initiative had provided credible and tangible benefits to the beneficiary's countries and the CPEC was one of its successful examples. The Chinese ambassador said that he was looking the CPEC in the context of historic China and Pakistan relations, where CPEC has provided new focus and new opportunities on economic front.