As the Belt and Road concept becomes a reality in different regions across the breadth of Asia, Mideast and further into Europe, he was sure that experience gathered from CPEC shall be found extremely useful. Shahbaz Sharif writes, in the past years, I have had the distinct honour of meeting with President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and the members of Communist Party of China on many occasions. I am thrilled by their sense of a shared destiny, their determination to connect the world and truly ensure that each and every region across the Belt and Road project becomes a true beneficiary of the fruits of global collaboration.
This concept of 'shared destiny' comes from a place of serious goodwill and deep respect for others. It is not possible to share a future with anyone unless we treat them as our very own. We are all one. Ladies and gentlemen, it is our shared world and its beauty, the richness of its many cultures and its massive bounties are all ours to enjoy, share and celebrate.
To articulate this on the global stage required a statesman of President Xi's stature and we are fortunate that he's done it with due passion and we see immaculate follow-through of his vision at every level in China and in China's policy abroad. The fruits of success of such connectivity are indeed manifold, as it emanates from the idea of a 'shared destiny'. It naturally helps align the world to take care of its collective treasures - the most important of it being the ENVIRONMENT. The air we breathe, the land we live on and water we need to survive; these are all shared assets that need to be taken care of. This collaboration no doubt shall help us all think deeper about our environment and to take due steps to keep it in good order.