China invites more countries to join CPEC
BEIJING: China's Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang on Monday stated that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an "open initiative", inviting more nations to participate parts from the project on the "principle of equality and voluntarism".
Commenting about the commissioning of a power plant built by China and Qatar at Karachi, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Geng Shuang told a press briefing that Qatar's participation revealed that the CPEC is available for third country participation.
He further said; "The Chinese side is happy with the performance of this plant. I think this will play a positive role in supplying energy and deliver benefits to individuals of Pakistan."
The initial unit of this 1320-MW coal-fired energy plant at Port Qasim was inaugurated on November 29.
The Port Qasim plant has been developed together by the Power China Resources Limited and Qatar's Al-Mirqab Capital. It's the second major energy project under the CPEC.
"This is the first job participated by the third country. It shows that the CPEC is an open source initiative. We are willing to explore the involvement of more nations with the principle of equality and voluntarism," Geng said.