China's Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui made headlines last week with an offer to rename the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as well as build an alternative corridor through Jammu and Kashmir. But it isn't clear if the envoy was speaking with Beijing's backing in making the two proposals. China's Foreign Ministry declined to endorse Luo's two proposals when asked by India Today to clarify if the envoy's initiatives did indeed carry official approval. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a cooperative framework built by China and Pakistan bearing in mind cooperation in all fields and long-term development of the two countries. CPEC is an economic cooperation initiative and has nothing to do with sovereignty disputes.

Source: India Today November 23, 2017 09:56 UTC