The China Pakistan Economic Corridor has written a large number of success stories, and overseas networks have gone deep: 10 years of cooperation | infrastructure | economy

Release time:Apr 14, 2024 10:14 AM

Gwadar Port, Pakistan. Xinhua News Agency image

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the the Belt and Road Initiative and the launch of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, an important pilot project of the the Belt and Road Initiative. Over the past 10 years, the China Pakistan Economic Corridor has made significant contributions to promoting Pakistan's economic and social development and regional connectivity, and has been referred to as a "game changer" by the Pakistani side.

Changing the economic landscape of Pakistan

After 10 years of development, the "1+4" cooperation layout centered on corridor construction, with a focus on Gwadar Port, energy, infrastructure construction, and industrial cooperation, has transformed from a grand blueprint to a realistic picture. According to the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, Pakistani Prime Minister Shabaz recently sent a congratulatory letter to the "China Pakistan Economic Corridor - The Road to Prosperity and Development in Challenges" themed seminar. In the congratulatory letter, he pointed out that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, as the engine of Pakistan's social and economic development and industrial upgrading, and a catalyst for regional connectivity, has written a large number of successful stories in solving Pakistan's energy problems and improving infrastructure construction in the past 10 years.

The Voice of America website recently published a report on the 10th anniversary of the construction of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, stating that the corridor has helped Pakistan improve its increasingly weak national transportation and power sectors, and create a trade route connecting the inland western region of China and the deep-water port of Gwadar in Pakistan.

Pakistan's Minister of Planning, Development and Special Projects, Iqbal, referred to the China Pakistan Economic Corridor as a "game changer" for Pakistan's economic and social development. In April this year, during his visit to China, Iqbal stated that through the energy projects of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, China will help Pakistan solve its energy shortage problem. The Kasim Port coal-fired power plant project, Dawo wind power project, and other energy and infrastructure construction projects undertaken by Chinese enterprises contribute wisdom and strength to Pakistan's energy development. He said that the Pakistani people have suffered from power shortages and will never forget the help provided by China.

Pakistani Ambassador to China Moin Haq told Overseas Network that Gwadar Port is a shining pearl in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor. It is located in an underdeveloped province of Pakistan, but the operation of Gwadar Port has brought about international trade. Gwadar Port and its city have built many new infrastructure, and the new international airport of Gwadar Port is about to be completed. Pakistan is particularly pleased with the development of Gwadar Port because of the joint efforts of the two countries. Gwadar Port has the necessary infrastructure for a port city and is now ready to take off for future development.

The smearing argument is self defeating

The fruitful results achieved in the construction of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor over the past 10 years are the best response to smeared rhetoric such as the "debt trap".

During his visit to Japan earlier this month, Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal said to the Japanese media that the accusation of Pakistan falling into China's "debt trap" was "political propaganda". Pakistan accepted both Chinese loans and loans from other countries. Most of the assistance provided by China to the Pakistani side is through investment or soft loans with favorable conditions. Atula, president of Pakistan's Karakoram International University, told Pakistan Today that some forces have been slandering the "the Belt and Road" and the China Pakistan Economic Corridor. Pakistan and China need to work together to counter any actions targeting the China Pakistan Economic Corridor.

The China Pakistan Economic Corridor has written a large number of success stories, and overseas networks have gone deep: 10 years of cooperation | infrastructure | economy

Babar Amin, Pakistan's former ambassador to Norway and Australia, told Pakistan Today that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor and the the Belt and Road are the ties connecting South Asia, West China, Central Asia and the Middle East, and the fulcrums of regional peace and stability. In terms of economic development and social progress, the China Pakistan Economic Corridor is the best thing that has happened in Pakistan.

Pakistan's Forum Express published an article titled "China Pakistan Economic Corridor 2.0: Taking Pakistan China Relations to a New Level". The article states that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor is expanding and related cooperation is also deepening. The relationship between Pakistan and China has withstood the test of time, and Pakistan and China are indeed "iron brothers". With the acceleration of the second phase of the construction of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, the economic ties between the two friendly neighboring countries will continue to strengthen.

Showcasing strong vitality

The China Pakistan Economic Corridor has laid a good foundation for Pakistan's infrastructure connectivity and industrialization, and has also shown the world the strong vitality of jointly building the "the Belt and Road".

According to an article published by Pakistan's Forum Express, the China Pakistan Economic Corridor is a key part of the "the Belt and Road" global vision. The goal of the "the Belt and Road" initiative is not only to enable a single country, but also the whole region to get rid of low-level economic development, so as to embark on the road of high-speed economic growth and prosperity.

The Carnegie Institute for International Peace said on its website that more than 150 countries have joined the "the Belt and Road" initiative and signed hundreds of agreements. Overnight, the "the Belt and Road" has become a hot topic. In view of the scale and scope of the "the Belt and Road" initiative, The Economist once commented that all roads lead to Beijing.

The "the Belt and Road" initiative has created 420000 jobs for partner countries and lifted nearly 40 million people out of poverty in the past 10 years. The research report of the World Bank shows that by 2030, the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" will increase the trade of participating countries by 2.8% to 9.7%, global trade by 1.7% to 6.2%, and global income by 0.7% to 2.9%. According to an article published by the Pakistan Observer, the "the Belt and Road" initiative has become a symbol of economic stability, sustainable development, social prosperity, infrastructure development, economic diplomacy, serving humanity, poverty eradication and hope for regional connectivity.

Guiding the right direction for promoting the development of the international human rights cause -- President Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter to the high-end forum on global human rights governance triggered a warm response to the high-end forum on global human rights governance

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 14th, title: To guide the right direction for the development of international human rights -- President Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter to the Global Human Rights Governance High-end Forum triggered a warm response Xinhua News Agency reporter "China is willing to work with the international community to implement the Vienna Declaration The spirit of the" Program of Action "promotes the development of global human rights governance in a more fair, just, reasonable and inclusive direction, and promotes the construction of a community with a shared future world." On June 14, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the high-end forum on global human rights governance, which triggered a warm response from Chinese and foreign guests. They said that President Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter put forward China's propositions on the development of the international human rights cause and global human rights governance, and clarified China's vivid practice of implementing the spirit of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action and respecting and protecting human rights.

Micro Video | Strengthening the Construction of an Education Strong Country, Comprehensively Improving Population Quality with High Quality | Population | Micro Video

June 11th is China Population Day. Population development is a major event related to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The first meeting of the 20th Central Financial and Economic Commission recently stressed that Chinese path to modernization should be supported by high-quality population development. The meeting proposed to regard the construction of an education strong country as a strategic project for high-quality population development, comprehensively improving the scientific and cultural quality, health quality, and ideological and moral quality of the population. High quality scientific and cultural supply is continuously improving the scientific and cultural literacy of the people. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly proposes to "strengthen youth sports work". Rock climbing, baseball, running, ice sports... Sports activities are gradually being added to students' schedules and becoming an essential part of their learning and life. The 14th Five Year Plan for Cultural Development points out that improving families and schools

The overall stable operation of domestic prices - Interpretation of May CPI and PPI data month | year-on-year | Overall

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 9th (Xinhua) -- The overall stability of domestic prices -- Interpretation of May CPI and PPI data. Xinhua News Agency reporters Wei Yukun and Han Jianuo released data on June 9th, showing that consumer demand continued to recover in May, with the national consumer price index rising by 0.2% year-on-year, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from the previous month; Excluding food and energy prices, the core CPI increased by 0.6% year-on-year, and the overall operation of domestic prices remained stable. In China's CPI basket of goods, food accounts for a relatively high proportion. In May, food prices increased by 1% year-on-year, an increase of 0.6 percentage points compared to the previous month. Among them, the prices of poultry, edible oil, and fresh fruits have increased by 5.6%, 3.6%, and 3.4% respectively, with all increases falling back; The price of pork has decreased from a 4% increase last month

The Construction of Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation injects inexhaustible spiritual Power into the Promotion of Chinese-style Modernization-General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the Symposium on Cultural inheritance and Development aroused strong repercussions in China | Chinese Civilization | General Secretary

Everyone said that on the new journey of comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we should be firm in cultural self-confidence, take on the mission, and work hard to learn rich nutrition from the excellent traditional Chinese culture, refine and sublimate in the great practice of Chinese path to modernization, so that the Chinese civilization can glow with new vitality and vitality, and inject strong civilization nourishment and spiritual strength into the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation. The cultural and national fortunes are intertwined, and the cultural context is connected to the national context.