China on Thursday refuted allegations of charging too much for infrastructure projects along the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and not permitting competitive bidding in Pakistan, saying it is an open and transparent project.
“I don’t know from where you got this information but as far as I know the situation is different from what you just described,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said.
She was replying to allegations that China is charging too much for infrastructure projects along the CPEC specifically in the high voltage transmission line that is being built by China’s state grid and not allowing competitive bidding.