BEIJING – China gives a veiled warning to enemies of CPEC and BRI whoare conspiring against the mega project.
China yesterday said that no force can sabotage the Belt and Roadinitiative and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
In a meeting here with a multi-party delegation from Pakistan, seniorChinese officials said the BRI and CPEC were free of corruption.
Speaking at the meeting, Ma Xueyong, deputy chief of Communist Party’sinternational department Bureau, said the Chinese government had made foolproof arrangements to keep the BRI and CPEC corruption-free like the othergovernment departments.
He said that no force can sabotage the mega projects as BRI and the CPECwere aimed at boosting the economy of the whole region.
Chinese expert Wang Hui said the anti-corruption law does not give a chanceto anybody to cheat.
She said the CPEC would bring a positive change in the whole region.
Speaking on the occasion Pakistan People’s Party leader Senator SherryRehman said the whole Pakistani nation was united on the BRI and the CPEC.
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She said there was a consensus that CPEC was a lifeline for Pakistan andwould benefit the whole region.
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Mushahid Hussain Syed said the wholePakistani nation will defend the BRI and the CPEC.
He said there were certain enemies who wanted to create misunderstandingsbut they will fail miserably.
Pakistan’s ambassador to China Masood Khalid said Pakistan looked forwardto the second Belt and Road Forum as an important platform for deepeningthe international consensus on connectivity and promoting effectivecooperation to unlock the potential of the two countries’ economies andgive full play to the enterprising spirit of our peoples.
In 2013, Pakistan and China reached an understanding to develop the CPEC toupgrade the physical connectivity infrastructure between the two countriesand further enhance economic relations.
In the short span of a few years, CPEC has become one of the largest, mostvisible and most successful projects under the initiative, the ambassadorsaid.
