国内英语资讯:China, Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to discuss extending economic corridor
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 26-- <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Corridor">Corridor</span> (<span word="CPEC">CPEC</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CPEC">CPEC</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Corridor">Corridor</span>," <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Yi">Yi</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>-<span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span>' <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="livelihood">livelihood</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="integrate">integrate</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="interconnection">interconnection</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>.</p><p>"<span word="With">With</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="tripartite">tripartite</span> <span word="consultations">consultations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="footing">footing</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Improving">Improving</span> <span word="livelihoods">livelihoods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="connectivity">connectivity</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="framework">framework</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Belt">Belt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="CPEC">CPEC</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="highways">highways</span>, <span word="railways">railways</span>, <span word="pipelines">pipelines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="optical">optical</span> <span word="cables">cables</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flagship">flagship</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Belt">Belt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span>, <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 3,000-<span word="km">km</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="corridor">corridor</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Kashgar">Kashgar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Gwadar">Gwadar</span>, <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Silk">Silk</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Belt">Belt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="Century">Century</span> <span word="Maritime">Maritime</span> <span word="Silk">Silk</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CPEC">CPEC</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="integration">integration</span>.</p>
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