As of 2022, the CPEC had brought $25.4 billion in direct investment to Pakistan and created about 236,000 jobs there. It helped Pakistan generate 8,000 megawatts of electricity and build 886 kilometres of national core transmission grid, according to the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan. While China and Pakistan have kept on promoting high-quality development of the CPEC, Western media use debt trapsť and unqualified projects to smear the BRI project. Danish, a manager of Power-China’s construction project group in Pakistan, told the Global Times that in the field of green energy, Pakistanis are impressed by the technology accumulation and construction efficiency of Chinese companies. Power-China has completed the construction of 22 wind power projects in Pakistan, with a total installed capacity of 1.14 million kilowatts.

Source: The Nation July 30, 2023 16:36 UTC