Pakistan’s involvement in B&R initiative raises its profile, influence in South Asia
2018-03-09 09:35:49 source：Global Times
March 8, 2018
The image of Pakistan has improved as the country gives full support to China's Belt and Road (B&R) initiative.
As an example, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was the first high-level foreign dignitary to be received by KP Sharma Oli after Oli was sworn in as the prime minister of Nepal on February 15.
Nepal's prime minister usually makes his first visit to India after being inaugurated, so the invitation to Pakistan is seen as a sign that the two countries may strengthen economic cooperation. Although the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) faces problems such as security, the economic corridor has become a reality with the first shipment of Chinese goods through the Gwadar Port in southwest Pakistan in 2016. The CPEC, a flagship project of the B&R initiative, helps Pakistan occupy an important position in the trade route linking China and the West.
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