*ISLAMABAD – **Chinese envoy breaks silence over impacts of Coronavirusupon CPEC projects.*
*China has taken stern measures for the prevention of the coronavirusepidemic in Pakistan to ensure the timely completion of China PakistanEconomic Corridor (CPEC) project, says the Chinese Consulate General inLahore, Long Dingbin.*
Talking to *China Economic Net*, the diplomat said that China is makingevery effort to prevent and control the epidemic. The Consulate General inLahore said that he has setup designated officials to contact the person incharge of the CPEC projects within the consular area, asking them tocoordinate their work in three aspects, including epidemic prevention,security and project promotion.
“We will strictly abide by the regulations on the prevention and control ofthe epidemic in Pakistan and take effective measures to protect the staffof both sides to ensure that no epidemic occurs at the project site and theproject is completed as scheduled,” he said.
Since the outbreak of the epidemic in China, CPEC has become the focus ofattention of all parties said, and some rumors of suspension of CPECprojects have been raised, said the Consul general.
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He said that the Consulate General in Lahore maintains close communicationwith the corridor projects in the consular area, especially the “OrangeLine” project and Matiari to Lahore ±660kV HVDC Transmission Line Project.
“We learned that these projects still on construction during the ChineseSpring Festival. And this means the reports of CPEC projects were suspendedare not true,” he said.
