TIL Desk/World/Islamabad/ China and Pakistan on Tuesday discussed steps to enhance security to the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and safety of over 10,000 Chinese people working for various projects.
Pakistan’s Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Gen. Zubair Mahmood Hayat met several top Chinese officials, including Vice President Wang Qishan, on Tuesday and discussed anti-terrorism and security measures.
The CPEC is part of President Xi Jinping’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative. India has conveyed its protest to China as the CPEC traversed through the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
During his meeting with Gen Hayat, Wang said Pakistan is the only all-weather strategic cooperative partner of China. Both countries have always trusted and supported each other regardless of the changes of international and regional situation, Wang said.
