BEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) As changes unseen in a century are unfolding at a rapid pace, the world seven major regions, namely the Asia-Pacific, North America,
Pakistani and Chinese scholars lauded the role of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in fighting against pandemic and diversifying Pakistan’s economy on a webinar titled Evaluation of China s Belt-Road Project from different perspectives Thursday.
Prof Tang Zhichao, Director of Middle East Studies, Chinese Academy of Sciences said at the occasion that although the epidemic has affected the construction of BRI, it has played a key role in fighting the epidemic, stabilizing the economy, restoring work and production, improving people s livelihood, and ensuring the global supply chain. “BRI has exerted an enormous function on the supply and transportation of medical materials, sharing anti-epidemic knowledge, providing anti-epidemic assistance, and cooperating in the development of vaccines.”