Pak says no to free use of Yuan for CPEC projects

The senior officials from
Pakistan and China on Monday decided to formally move ahead despite hurdles and
finance at least three special economic/industrial zones
Latest
news: Pakistan has refused to
allow free use of the Chinese yuan on the lines of the US dollar in the country
as officials from the two nations met to decide on a long-term developmental
plan under the China-Pakistan
Economic Corridor (CPEC).
The meeting of senior officials
from Pakistan and China on Monday decided to formally move ahead despite
hurdles and finance at least three special economic/industrial zones (SEZs) and
some important rail, electricity and road projects.
The Dawn reported quoting a senior
government official that Pakistan was not ready to allow the Chinese yuan
(renminbi) for free use in Gwadar or its treatment on a par with the US dollar
in the country and this was disappointing for the visiting Chinese officials.
He said the use of yuan for common
use in any part of Pakistan or exchangeable like dollar has to be on a
reciprocal basis.
The official also said the issue
would be discussed again for some kind of institutional arrangement at the CPEC
Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting on Tuesday to be co-chaired by
Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, who is also minister for planning and
development reforms, and Wang Xiaotao, vice chairman of National Development
and Reforms Commission (NDRC) of China.
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