The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (Urdu: پاكستان-چین اقتصادی راہداری, English: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, CPEC) was introduced by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in May 2013 in Pakistan . The original intention was to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in transport, energy and oceans between China and Pakistan, strengthen interconnection and mutual development of the two countries and promote common development between the two countries. [1] The project started on April 20, 2015. Through all-round cooperation in various fields, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will help further close and strengthen the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between China and Pakistan. It is both a model project and a flagship project of China's "One Belt and One Road Initiative" and also provides a platform for Pakistan's development Important opportunity. At present, the construction of the economic corridor in China-Pakistan has achieved initial success but at...