Some Western media outlets have repeated doubts about the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, considering it a modern-day version of the Marshall Plan. It is quite inappropriate to draw an analogy.
The Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation will be held in Beijing from May 14 to 15. Apart from 29 heads of state and government leaders, representatives of 61 international organizations and delegates from 110 countries, the secretary-general of the United Nations, the presidents of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund will attend. The initiative's strong appeal has played a determining role in attracting such a large number of significant figures to the summit.
The Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation is taking place at a time of profound change globally. To be attended by global leaders, heads of states and governments, intellectuals, businesses, and ranking figures from a wide spectrum, the Summit provides a wonderful forum to discuss ways to boost cooperation, build cooperative frameworks and share cooperation outcomes. It represents an effort to pool varied opinions and thoughts for an intellectually stimulating and mutually beneficial outcome.
In Pakistan, various projects are being carried out at a great speed and at an unprecedented levels of transparency under the One Belt One Road banner called CPEC.