China says ‘plots’ to undermine its relations with Pakistan won’t work
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also tells Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi that the two countries are ‘all-weather strategic partners’
China lashed out at “plots” to undermine its relations with Pakistan, and reaffirmed its commitment to investments there, when the countries’ foreign ministers met in New York on Tuesday.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the United Nations general assembly meetings, saying ties between the two nations were still in good shape after Pakistan’s recent election.
“China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic partners, and any plots to interfere with China-Pakistan relations will not be successful,” Wang was quoted as saying by the Chinese foreign ministry, without elaborating.
He also said the two nations should continue pushing forward construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, as well as bilateral trade and investment.
Calls have been mounting for Pakistan to review the economic corridor – a Beijing-funded investment project worth about US$62 billion – since Imran Khan was elected as prime minister in July.