Pakistan PM-elect Sharif promises to speed up China-funded projects
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- Pakistan
Pakistan's prime minister-elect Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that his government will speed up Beijing-backed projects in the country.
The projects are being carried out under the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) - a part of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative.
In a speech in parliament, Sharif also stressed the need for better relations with the United States as well as nuclear armed-rival India.
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