CPEC bringing socio-economic development for Pakistan
Mr. Qaiser Nawab, a strategic communications expert writes that CPEC is a significant undertaking of China and Pakistan’s joint “Belt and Road Initiative.” He adds that the CPEC connects the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road to the south with the Silk Road Economic Belt to the north across a distance of more than 3000 kilometres. With the construction of the corridor serving as its focal point, the “1+4” cooperation layout was created in 2015, focusing on Gwadar port, energy, infrastructure, and industrial cooperation. He highlights that 22 main projects from the first phase of the CPEC are nearly finished as of September 2021. One of the four major hubs of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is the port of Gwadar (CPEC). In his article, Mr. Nawab adds that CPEC is a test project for China and Pakistan’s joint building of the “Belt and Road Initiative.” In November 2016, the first Chinese commercial ships departed from Gwadar. He concludes that numerous projects stand out, including the Gwadar Port, the Lahore Rail Transit Orange Line Project, the Phase II upgrade and restoration of the Karakoram Highway, the China-Pakistan Cross-Border Optical Cable Project, and others.
Li Bijian, Chinese Consul General in Karachi hoped that Pakistani young students can be the inheritors of China-Pakistan friendship, the enhancers of the development of China and Pakistan, the promoters of the hearts and minds of the people of China and Pakistan, to convey the friendship of ‘higher than the mountain, deeper than the sea and sweeter than honey’ in Chinese language, according to a report of Gwadar Pro.
During the Karachi Division Final of the 21st Chinese Bridge-Chinese Proficiency Competition for International University Students jointly launched by the Chinese Consulate General in Karachi and Confucius Institute at the University of Karachi (CIUK), the Consul General stated that the meaning of “Chinese Bridge” has gone beyond the competition itself.
On the occasion, Nasira Khatoon, Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi, said that the terrorist attack on April 26 saddened them in the loss of three Chinese teachers and a Pakistani driver.
“According to the Sindh Government’s proposal, the auditorium of University of Karachi will be named after the Chinese teacher killed. University of Karachi is actively helping the Confucius Institute resume their daily operations and will do its best to provide a safe and comfortable working environment for the Confucius Institute,” the VC added.
In his speech, Zhang Xiaoping, the Chinese director of CIUK mentioned that the teachers who were killed in the attack had done great work for the competition. CIUK officially resumed teaching activities on May 23. Chinese and local teachers continue to teach Pakistani students Chinese both online and offline.
Zhang Xiaoping added that Sichuan Normal University and Karachi University will continue to strengthen cooperation and promote academic exchanges between the two universities.
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