ISLAMABAD: The 4th meeting of the CPEC Joint Working Group on International Cooperation and Coordination (JWG-ICC) was held today in Islamabad on Sunday. The meeting, which was co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi and Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of China, Sun Weidong, exemplifies the commitment of both countries to foster international cooperation and coordination including on CPEC. …

China’s Maritime Silk Road (MSR) is an integral part of Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The Suez Canal, Red Sea, and Gulf of Aden are essential to the success of the MSR and, consequently, to the BRI. The disruption in Red Sea has once again highlighted the strategic importance of the Chinese BRI which is indeed a mega project …

ISLAMABAD: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has emerged as a linchpin in cultivating a shared destiny between China and Pakistan, bringing about a substantial transformation in Pakistan’s economic terrain, Pakistani experts said. Speaking at a webinar titled “A Decade of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor,” organized by the Center for Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and China Studies, under an Islamabad-based thinktank …

PHNOM PENH: The decade-old Belt and Road Initiative has given an extra boost to China-Cambodia ties, providing tremendous benefits to Cambodia’s socio-economic development and poverty alleviation, experts said on Thursday. Kin Phea, director-general of the International Relations Institute of Cambodia, an arm of the Royal Academy of Cambodia, said the historic bond of friendship between Cambodia and China has grown …

CAIRO: In the vast and scorching desert in North Africa, Chinese and Egyptian workers are working against the clock to dress up a cluster of newly erected high-rises in glass walls made in China. Here is the Central Business District (CBD) of Egypt’s new administrative capital, 45 kilometers east of the Egyptian capital of Cairo. The new capital is not …

CPEC has played a pivotal role in fostering a community for a shared future between China and Pakistan, significantly transforming Pakistan’s economic landscape and contributing to poverty reduction. The implementation of connectivity projects, particularly in farm-to-market initiatives, has brought revolutionary changes to agriculture and industrial development in Pakistan. Collaborative efforts in energy projects and advancements in digital technologies underscore the …

HONG KONG: On the 10th year of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the cooperation platform has become a popular international public good and added new growth drivers to the global economy at a time when the world is facing tremendous changes. By building up railways, highways, power plants and dams, it helps local people in the Asia-Pacific region lead …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani President Arif Alvi said on Wednesday that Pakistan and China enjoy a unique friendship as all-weather strategic cooperative partners. “The bilateral ties between Pakistan and China are of special importance … Both countries are close, trusted friends and iron brothers,” the president said during a meeting here. Under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of the …

BEIJING: The book “Xi Jinping on the Belt and Road Initiative (2023 Edition)” has been published by the Central Party Literature Press. The book includes 78 important discourses on Belt and Road cooperation by Xi, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, from September 2013 to November 2023. It was compiled by the Institute of Party …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is widely deemed as a “game-changer” transforming the economic competitiveness of its partner countries, said Ong Tee Keat, president of Belt and Road Initiative Caucus for Asia Pacific. The BRI has focused on connectivity, notably physical connectivity through infrastructure development, which has also been instrumental in rebalancing the economic inequality across the …

KARACHI, Pakistan: Pakistan has made its first shipment of dry red chilies to China as part of enhanced agricultural cooperation between the two countries under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). To mark the event, a grand ceremony was held on Tuesday in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi in southern Sindh province, attended by officials, experts, and business people, among others, …

CPEC Media Forum held on Wednesday in Islamabad vowed to counter disinformation collectively. Pakistan-China Institute, in collaboration with China Economic Net and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, organized the 8th CPEC Media Forum in Islamabad. The forum was also virtually telecast in Beijing and the University of Gwadar. The forum featured insightful speeches by Murtaza Solangi, Caretaker …

PHNOM PENH: A synergy between China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Cambodia’s Pentagonal Strategy will provide fresh momentum into the community with a shared future between the two countries, a senior Cambodian senator and experts said on Tuesday. The BRI, initiated by China in 2013, is aimed at building trade and infrastructure networks connecting Asia with Europe and Africa …

ISLAMABAD: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has proved to be a corridor of opportunities for Pakistan, advancing the goals of economic development, regional connectivity, and shared prosperity, said Pakistani experts during a seminar. CPEC has served to promote bilateral relations between China and Pakistan, regional integration, and overall development, said the experts and academics at the recently held seminar organized …

ISLAMABAD: Every morning, Mohammad Nasir, a 60-year-old supervisor of TIR transport operations in Pakistan’s state-owned National Logistics Corporation (NLC), inspects the trucks used in TIR transportation and their fitness certificates, third-party insurance, and the drivers’ medical certificates. As one of the most important members of the pioneer team of TIR transport operation between China and Pakistan, Nasir feels very proud …

BEIJING: Under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China has contributed a lot to advancing global human rights and welfare through inclusive international cooperation, said experts worldwide while commenting on a latest BRI report. The report, titled “For a Better World — Looking at the Past Decade of Jointly Pursuing the Belt and Road Initiative from a Human Rights Perspective,” …

CAIRO: Promoting Belt and Road cooperation between Arab nations and China will deepen the dimensions of bilateral relations, an Egyptian political expert said. “The BRI is one of the most important developmental initiatives worldwide that create mutual interests between the Arab states and China,” Ahmed Kandil, head of the International Studies Unit and Energy Studies Program at Al-Ahram Center for …

AMMAN: The signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to push for closer Belt and Road cooperation between China and Jordan will open new horizons for the partnership between the two countries, said Jordanian economic expert. China and Jordan signed the MoU on Belt and Road cooperation in late November, pledging to actively promote policy coordination, infrastructure connectivity, unimpeded trade, …

The 3rd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) 2023 hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping with the announcement of 8 new principles has laid down the solid foundation for the future course of development under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that is entering into the new stages of high-quality progress across the globe. Over the past decade, China following a …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is widely deemed as a “game-changer” transforming the economic competitiveness of its partner countries, said Ong Tee Keat, president of Belt and Road Initiative Caucus for Asia Pacific. The BRI has focused on connectivity, notably the physical connectivity through infrastructure development, which has also been instrumental in rebalancing the economic inequality across …

FUZHOU: The fifth Maritime Silk Road International Arts Festival kicked off Friday in Quanzhou in east China’s Fujian Province, a city widely believed to be the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. The festival, which will last until Dec. 13, has attracted over 1,600 artists and 52 troupes from 43 countries and regions. The art festival will feature …

BEIJING: Seventy-five years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a milestone document in the history of human rights, was published, global human rights and development are still beset with formidable challenges of persistent issues such as hunger, war, environmental pollution, and a widening development gap. Over the past decade, the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has become a …

SANYA: The fifth Belt and Road Women’s Forum, focusing on women’s development and cultural exchanges, opened Thursday in Sanya, south China’s Hainan Province. Themed “She Power: Jointly Building and Sharing a Beautiful Life,” the forum attracted around 400 participants, including diplomatic envoys in China and business representatives. It runs through Friday. The event includes a youth leadership forum and themed …

VIENTIANE: Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone said here on Thursday that Laos attaches great importance to the development of news, culture and tourism, and hopes to strengthen cooperation with China in these sectors to attract more Chinese tourists. The second Belt and Road Forum for Laos-China Cooperation, jointly organized by the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism of Laos, Xinhua …

BEIJING: The China Foundation for Human Rights Development and New China Research (NCR), Xinhua’s think tank, issued a report on Thursday titled “For a Better World — Looking at the Past Decade of Jointly Pursuing the Belt and Road Initiative from a Human Rights Perspective.” The report explores the relationship between the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the development …

The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has completed its first ten years during which it has become a “grand path” of common development, connecting unlimited “hearts and minds” around the globe due to which more than 152 countries have joined it so far. The BRI has also become “symbol” of economic globalization disseminating spirits of modernization, openness, qualitative industrial …

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative, has emerged as a success story of development project in the global arena in just 10 years of its launching in 2013 with the collaboration of Pakistan and China under the visionary leadership of both sides. At the 10th anniversary of this mega initiative, the CPEC has …

PHNOM PENH: A decade-old China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has given strong momentum to Cambodia’s socioeconomic development and poverty reduction, experts have said. Neak Chandarith, director of the Cambodia 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Research Center, said BRI’s landmark projects such as the Sihanoukville Special Economy Zone, the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway, the Siem Reap Angkor International Airport, and hydropower …

ISLAMABAD/JINAN: Muhammad Talha is one of 11 Pakistani engineers who have recently attended a technical training program in China’s State Grid technical college of Tai’an city in east China’s Shandong province. Talha is serving as a supervisor of a converter station at ±660kV Matiari-Lahore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The training program focused …

The Chinese One Belt & One Road Initiative (BRI) has entered into its Phase 2. According to numerous independent reports the BRI 2.0 has brighter prospects in terms of further expansion, scope, utility and multidimensional trans-regional connectivity in the next decade. The BRI represents the Chinese president Xi’s extraordinary vision, transcends borders, connects continents, and fosters economic cooperation on an …

ISTANBUL: Over the past decade, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has grown into an extensive cooperation network spanning three continents and it is raising a new concept for multilateral cooperation, a Turkish scholar has said. “When we analyze the developments in the past decade, the BRI has turned from a project to … building a network of cooperation not …

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia: Eiv Thuna, a 20-year-old Cambodian student, was proud to have earned a scholarship to study at the Sihanoukville Institute of Business and Technology (SIBT) here, expressing her hope for a brighter future as the school has been providing her both professional skills and Chinese language proficiency. The tuition-free SIBT is a university-level school, which was jointly founded by …

BEIJING: China on Friday published a document titled “Vision and Actions for High-Quality Belt and Road Cooperation: Brighter Prospects for the Next Decade.” The document was formulated by the Office of the Leading Group for Promoting the Belt and Road Initiative. In the next decade, all parties will be encouraged to strive towards equal cooperation and mutual benefit, propelling Belt …

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia: Located in southwest Cambodia, the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ), a joint venture between Chinese and Cambodian companies, has not only positively impacted on local people’s lives, but also significantly contributed to the kingdom’s economic growth. A landmark project under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the 11-sq-km special economic zone currently houses 175 factories from China, Europe, …

SANYA: Starch-rich cassava provides food for more than 200 million people in Africa and is an important food security crop for the continent long plagued by hunger and malnutrition. A researcher shows cassava powder, delivered from a China-aid agriculture technology demonstration center in the Republic of the Congo, at a laboratory of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences in …

XI’AN: Pomegranate, introduced to China more than 2,000 years ago from Central Asia, has become a name card for free trade propelled by the Silk Road. Now a sought-after fruit in Xi’an, the capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, pomegranate-made products from Azerbaijan, one of the fruit’s main producers, also drew the attention of participants at the 7th Silk Road …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof in Beijing on Friday, and both sides expressed willingness to deepen cooperation in various fields. Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said China and Malaysia enjoy a time-honored friendship and bilateral relations …

ADDIS ABABA: China and Africa on Wednesday vowed to further enhance China-Africa cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), with stakeholders pledging financial support to bolster high-quality BRI cooperation. This comes as the African Union (AU) and the Chinese Mission to the AU held a high-level seminar Wednesday in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, with the participation of …

AVARUA: High quality Belt and Road cooperation will bring great opportunities for the development of Pacific island countries, China’s Special Envoy for Pacific Island Countries Affairs Qian Bo have said at the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, which ran from Nov. 6-10 in the Cook Islands. While addressing a dialogue session on Friday, Qian expounded on China’s policy toward …

ISLAMABAD: Ghulam Khatoon, a native of the underdeveloped Thar Desert in Pakistan’s south Sindh province, has evolved from a financially challenged housewife into a resilient and independent woman, all because of the waves of development brought by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to her hometown. Launched in 2013, CPEC, a flagship project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), …