BEIJING: The State Council Information Office of China last weak publisheda White Paper on “China’s International Development Cooperation in the NewEra” which includes multi-field international cooperation and frequentlymentions Pak-China cooperation in 2020.
The paper summarizes China’s recent engagement in providing developmentassistance and lays out China’s strategy and areas of future developmentassistance.
The respects which are also closely concerned by Pakistan, such as debtrelief, poverty reduction, infrastructure improvement, energytransformation, and food crisis alleviation, were emphasized in the paper,China Economic Net (CEN) reported on Wednesday.
According to the White Paper, in 2020, China continued a steady increase inthe scale of its international development cooperation, giving highpriority to the least developed countries in Asia and Africa and developingcountries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative.
China held over 4,000 training sessions for officials from participatingcountries on Belt and Road. For example, on the conference of Pakistan’svision of a new Pakistan, participants of the programs jointly discussedand planned on ways to link CPEC with regional and national initiatives.
In terms of infrastructure, China supports Belt and Road participants ininfrastructure connectivity projects to revive the ancient Silk Road. Tosupport CPEC and promote overland trade between the two countries, Chinaparticipated in the upgrading and expansion of the Peshawar-KarachiMotorway and the Karakoram Highway.
To meet the increasing needs of air transport, China has assisted Pakistanin upgrading and expanding our airports, thereby improving operationalcapacity and safety, increasing the passenger and cargo throughput,promoting local tourism, facilitating cross-border passenger and tradeflow, and bringing more opportunities for their integration with the Beltand Road Initiative.
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To improve people’s lives, CPEC provided over 2,000 free cataract surgeriesin Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Uzbekistan. Youth exchange and talent trainingunder CPEC also were praised in the White Paper.
In order to improve agro-productivity, China provided timely aid duringlocust plagues to help restore agricultural production in Pakistan andcultivate agricultural research and technical personnel for our nation.
The White Paper concluded that the future of China closely relates to thefortunes of other countries, and China binds the interests of the Chinesepeople to the common interests of all people.
China will stay true to its original principles regarding internationaldevelopment cooperation.
“The White Paper emphasized that China has always demonstrated a spirit ofinternationalism and humanitarianism, and promised development based onshared interests, mutual benefits and inclusiveness. Without a doubt – theeworld needs more of that!” says Christoph Nedopil, Director Green Belt andRoad Initiative Center at International Institute for Green Finance
