Pakistan is grateful to China, Chinese President Xi for launch of CPEC: Senator Mushahid

Date : 15-04-2017

Islamabad,April 14: Senator Mushahid Hussain, chairman of Parliamentary Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has said Pakistan is grateful to China and Chinese President Xi for reposing faith and confidence in Pakistan and its people through the launch of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC), a multi-billion dollars project boosting regional connectivity andbringing prosperity.

Senator Mushahid made these remarks while speaking at the book launching ceremony of the Urdu language edition of the book "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China"  held in Islamabad on Friday.

"Because the CPEC today is a factor for national unity and progress and prosperity of the people of Pakistan, the provinces of Pakistan, particularly the less developed regions of Pakistan in the quest to build a better and more prosperous future," he added.

The book "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" contains 79 speeches, talks, interviews, notes and letters of the Chinese leader between November 2012 and June 2014. To date, it has been translated into 16 languages and has a distribution of over 6.2 million copies around the world.

The book helps readers around the world better understand China's development, domestic and foreign policies, and response to the concerns of the international community.

The launching ceremony was attended by around 300 Pakistani and Chinese officials, academicians and researchers.