The Chinese military on Wednesday parried questions over assertions by a Pakistani naval official that PlA will deploy its naval ships, submarines and troops to guard the Gwadar port and the $46 billion CPEC, saying that the two militaries have strategic cooperative partnership.
“About the Gwadar port not long ago the operational ceremony was held at the port and operation of the port will contribute to the regional economic development,” Chinese military spokesman Col Yang Yujun said here referring to its recent launch in which goods brought by lorries from China through Karakoram highway were shipped from the port renovated and managed by China.
“As per the details you may ask the competent authorities about the port cooperation,” he said when asked about reports quoting a Pakistani naval official claiming that China would deploy its naval ships along with Pakistan Navy to safeguard the strategic Gwadar port and trade routes under CPEC.
Pakistan media reports quoted a naval official as saying that the role of maritime forces has increased since the country has made the Gwadar port operational and increased economic activities under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.