ISLAMABAD – China has backed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s “New Pakistan”initiative and said the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan EconomicCorridor (CPEC) projects being undertaken in the country will play animportant role in Pakistan’s economic development.
China’s Minister of International Development Song Tao met Prime MinisterImran Khan on Monday and assured Beijing’s support to Pakistan at allregional and international fora.
He also assured Khan of China’s support in his agenda of povertyalleviation, fight against corruption and agricultural development, anofficial statement said on Tuesday.
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The USD 60 billion CPEC is the flagship venture of the Belt and RoadInitiative (BRI), a pet project of Chinese President Xi Jinping aimed atenhancing Beijing’s influence around the world through China-fundedinfrastructure projects.
