China-Pakistan spat over Belt and Road Initiative may delay CPEC summit, believe experts ANI | Updated: Jan 19, 2021 23:17 IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 19 (ANI): The annual bilateral summit of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been delayed due to a serious disagreement between Pakistan and China over the Belt and Road Initiative.
The last meeting of CPEC s principal decision-making body, the Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) was held in November 2019. The 10th JCC meeting was scheduled in early 2020, but remains postponed, writes Adnan Aamir for Nikkei Asia.
In the past, the JCC meetings have always been held on time and China has agreed to Islamabad s requests most of the time. However, the delay of this meeting is leading experts to believe that the CPEC is derailing.