Pakistan, Sept. 14 -- The next phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) can open new avenues of cooperation between Pakistan and China in agriculture, technology, innovation, industry, digital connectivity, education and livelihoods, said Muhammad Zamir Assadi, media fellow of the China International Press and Communication Centre (CIPCC).

Addressing the annual event of the China NGO Network for International Exchanges (SIRONET), Assadi highlighted the importance of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and CPEC in promoting economic cooperation, connectivity and people-to-people exchanges.

He said CPEC had laid a strong foundation for Pakistan-China cooperation in energy, infrastructure, transportation, industrial development ...