ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (NNN-APP) – The United States should stop spreading fabricated cliches repeatedly, about China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan said, in a statement.
“Although you can never wake up a person, who is pretending to be asleep, we have to make our position clear and reject the negative propaganda (made) by the United States. We must not let the truth be distorted and the lies run wild,” the statement said.
On Tuesday, during her visit to Pakistan, Alice Wells, principal deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs of the U.S. State Department, made groundless negative comments on CPEC again, questioning the transparency in CPEC projects, and the so-called debt issue.
According to the statement, China and Pakistan are firmly committed to the principles of mutual consultation and cooperation, for shared benefits under CPEC. With 32 CPEC projects having achieved early harvests, local transportation infrastructure and power supply have been significantly improved, and over 75,000 direct jobs have been created, it said.
“All projects strictly follow the market-oriented and internationally accepted business model, and adopt state of the art technology and strict environmental protection standards. The entire process is open and transparent and is in line with international norm. We keep in touch with relative accountability agencies of Pakistan and it is agreed that the CPEC is clean,” the statement added.
“If the United States truly cares about the development and prosperity of Pakistan and this region, it should bring cash and funds, and promote win-win cooperation, on the basis of mutual respect, fairness, and justice, rather than act as a world policeman, spreading rumours and provoking China-Pakistan relations,” the statement said.– NNN-APP
