China has said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will continue to grow and expand despite the negative propaganda by certain countries as it is the flagship project of the “One Belt and One Road Initiative” of China.

According to the details, the Chinese Consul General in Karachi, Li Bijian, in an interactive meeting with representatives of Karachi Editors Club at the Consulate, said the project covers entire Pakistan and is moving forward despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

Li Bijian appreciated the idea to set up the Pakistan-China Media Corridor for strong coordination between the two journalists communities for further consolidating Pak-China relations.

In a separate statement, spokesperson for the Chinese foreign minister, Lijian Zhao said “Our mutual trust is consolidated and our cooperation deepened, friendship expanded, in particular since the establishment of the CPEC Authority,

The foreign ministry’s spokesperson said that the CPEC is an important pilot project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative and a symbolic project of China-Pakistan cooperation.

“We would like to work with Pakistan for new progress in our cooperation and foster a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era to deliver benefits to both countries,” Zhao told.