CPEC has no military dimensions: FO
The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday reiterated that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a bilateral economic project and has no military dimensions, Radio Pakistan reported on Friday.
In a meeting with journalists in Islamabad, FO Spokesperson Mohammad Faisal shot down allegations by a US media report that claimed the project had military dimensions to it.
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The FO spokesperson added that CPEC has helped Pakistan improve its economy, especially in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
CPEC – a pilot project of Belt and Road Initiative – had been launched four years ago with an initial size of the $46 billion. Over a period, the size grew to $50 billion, although the actual projects that have reached construction stage are $19 billion, according to Chinese estimates.
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