China wants Pakistan to grow stronger, says acting Consul General.

Lahore -- Acting Consul General of China in Lahore Peng Zhengwu in a interview to The Nation and Nawa-i-Waqt on Wednesday said that during the past years, Pakistan and China have enjoyed stable and excellent relationship.

'We have supported each other in development, prosperity and international relations as China is growing stronger, we want to help Pakistan to be stronger as well', he added.

CPEC, is an essential part of BRI which has been built for years and received lots of appreciation, he said. Now the backbone of a modern industrial Pakistan has grown, which includes large scale energy, transportation, ports, communication projects, he added.

The Consul General said: 'Next phase of CPEC will be some upper level projects to build the fresh projects in the country, with educational, environmental, agricultural and SEZ cooperation in sight.'

'There is no reason to doubt the progress of the CPEC. Just like the building of a metro, sometimes the works are done underground and not so easily visible. CPEC has entered a stable developing period.'

He further said:'Chinese President Xi Jinping has said, only the wearer of the shoes knows whether they fit the feet or not. Nobody else in the world knows better about our history and friendship than...