Pakistan and China have decided to go ahead with a plan to extend China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan despite opposition from India on issues of sovereignty and territorial integrity.
CPEC is a key part of China’s most ambitious project Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), aimed at renewing the country’s ancient trade routes.
India has consistently opposed the USD 60 billion project, which links Pakistan’s southern Gwadar port in Balochistan to China’s western Xinjiang and passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
During Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s official visit to Beijing, China on Wednesday assured Pakistan of its continued support to the country’s sustainable economic and strategic projects.
