Opinion Editorials

The Republic of Kazakhstan has opened doors for the expansion of trade with Pakistan that will further connect them to the glob­al market and unlock opportunities for both. Kazakhstan, a sig­nificant linchpin of China’s BRI borders Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan to the South, China to the East, and Russia to…

It was in 2013 that Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled two highly ambitious international development programmes, the ‘Silk Road Economic Belt’, which he announced during his visit to Kazakhstan in September, and the ‘21st Century Maritime Silk Road Development Strategy’, announced a month later in Indonesia. Jointly, they were termed…

Recently, China said it is ready to work with Paki­stan to upgrade the China-Pakistan Economic Corri­dor (CPEC) for a more shared future in the new era. Caretaker PM Kakar said after having achieved the first phase of CPEC, Pakistan is benefitting from its ear­ly harvest projects while remaining engaged with…

As the year 2024 unfolds, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor emerges as a key driver of transformative and all-round developments in Pakistan, with several groundbreaking initiatives poised to redefine a fresh face of progress and growth. A highlight among these is the Mainline-I (ML-I) project, set to commence early in the…

Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong of China is in Islamabad to attend the 4th meeting of the CPEC-Joint Working Group on International Cooperation and Coordination marks a significant milestone in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative. Co-chaired by Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi, this meeting is set to…

In the Central Conference on China’s Foreign Affairs held in Beijing on December 27-28, 2023, President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech in which he systematically reviewed the historic achievements and valuable experience of major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in the new era, gave a profound exposition on the international…

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a transformative project which will be potentially reshaping the landscape of Pakistan and the contours of its future. CPEC, a cornerstone of Beijing’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is not just a series of infrastructure projects, but it is a catalyst for a…

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) envisions building of infrastructure, reshaping of production chains and trading links. So far, 150 countries and 30 international organisations have joined BRI, signaling the project’s global outreach. With BRI’s growth, one thing is apparent that economic cooperation is the new trend and future alliances…

In a speech at the Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan, President Xi Jinping launched what has become the 21st century’s most significant development initiative. By June 2023, China has signed agreements with 152 countries and 32 international organizations on Belt and Road cooperation. Comprising the Silk Road Economic Belt and…

This year marks the 10 anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and China’s neighborhood policy of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness. It also marks the 10 anniversary of the launch of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). In this context, being appointed as the Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan,…