ISLAMABAD – Chinese Embassy hits back hard against American interference inPakistan China strategic ties.
Chinese embassy on Wednesday while responding to US Principal DeputyAssistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Alice Wells s statementstrongly condemned the US interference in Pakistan-China relations andChina-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
According to a statement issued by the Chinese Embassy, the spokespersonwhile responding to a question regarding statement of Ambassador AliceWells in which she claimed that there was no transparency in CPEC projects,said that China strongly opposes US interferes into China-Pakistanrelations and the CPEC.
On Jan 21, during her visit to Pakistan, Acting Assistant Secretary forSouth and Central Asian Affairs of the US State Department Alice Wells madenegative remarks on CPEC again.
She alleged that there was no transparency in CPEC projects, claimingPakistan’s debt burden was growing due to the Chinese financing. She alsotouched on the cost escalation in railways ML-1 upgrade project, and saidthe Chinese companies joining CPEC is in World Bank’s blacklist.
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The statement stated that Ms Alice Wells made negative comments on theChina-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) again. The comments hold nothingnew, but the same cliché in her speech in November, 2019, which has beenrepeatedly rejected by China and Pakistan.
However the US side still ignores the facts and is obsessed with the storyit made for the CPEC.
