Beijing
The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman introduced the situation regarding Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng’s visit to Pakistan to attend the 10th-anniversary celebration of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The spokesman said that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping, and also the 10th anniversary of the launch of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
In the past ten years, as an important pilot project for the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”, the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has made great achievements. It has become the “new benchmark” for China-Pakistan friendship. To mark the 10th anniversary of the launch of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the Pakistan government will organize a grand ceremony in the capital Islamabad. Special Representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will visit Pakistan to attend a grand ceremony of the Pakistani government and meet Pakistani leaders.
The spokesperson said that through the visit, China will implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries with Pakistan, continue the traditional friendship between China and Pakistan, promote the upgrading of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, and promote the construction of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. China will accelerate, to usher in a new era and accelerate the construction of a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future, and contribute to regional and world development and prosperity.