China congratulates new Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, looks to speed up CPEC projects

China on Tuesday congratulated Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and said that besides ramping up ties by “resolutely” backing each other, Beijing looks forward to building a “high quality” USD 60 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Pakistan's Parliament on Monday elected unopposed Sharif as the 23rd prime minister of the country.

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