CPEC brought over $25b investment to Pakistan: Chinese envoy.

ISLAMABAD -- Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong has stated that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been fruitful along its 10-year journey, cementing the solid foundation of ironclad friendship between the two countries.

He said, while quoting statistics, CPEC has brought a total of $25.4 billion in direct investment, 155,000 direct jobs, 510 kilometres of expressways, 8,200 megawatts of power capacity and 886 kilometres of core power transmission grid to Pakistan, injecting strong momentum into Pakistan's economic and social development.

He said that Pakistani leaders and all sectors of the society applaud the achievement and speak highly of the project.

Zaidong said that China will host the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, to bring more development opportunities to the world.

'China, with the spirit of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, is ready to take this opportunity to promote the world's earliest realisation of GDI, GSI and GCI with Pakistan, so as to provide more stability and positive energy to regional and world peace and development,' he added.

'I strongly believe that as long as we are guided by the important consensus reached between President Xi Jinping and Pakistani leaders, focus on building a closer China-Pakistan community of shared future in the new era with faster paces, and take high-quality construction of the CPEC as...