BEIJING: China on Tuesday said that the building of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is not only of positive and great significance to the common development of both China and Pakistan but also conducive to promoting the connectivity and shared prosperity of the whole region. The CPEC is a new cooperation framework jointly built by China and Pakistan with the long-term development of their cooperation across the board in mind, Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson, Hua Chunying said during her regular press briefing here. She said that the building of this corridor is not only of positive and great significance to the common development of China and Pakistan but also conducive to promoting the connectivity and shared prosperity of the whole region. “We hope that the advancement of this corridor can receive more widespread recognition and support from the regional countries and the international community,” she added. Hua Chunying expressed the confidence that China can work with the Pakistani side to do a good job in advancing and upholding the CPEC.

Source: Pakistan Today December 19, 2017 19:30 UTC