Editor's Note: During the past decade, the world has increasingly witnessed a trend of 'the East is rising, and the West is declining' in the spheres of economy, security and discourse power. Western countries, particularly the US, plagued by internal woes, have sought the old path of passing the buck and instigating turmoil elsewhere to ease their own pressure. China, representative of the emerging countries, is proposing new solutions to global problems. By advocating win-win development, facilitating consultation and reconciliation and proposing a balanced and effective security mechanism, China is striving to build a community with a shared future for mankind.

In this article, Mushahid Hussain (Hussain), chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee in Pakistan, told Global Times (GT) reporter Yu Jincui that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of the China-initiated Belt and Road Initiative, has been truly transformative for Pakistan, enhancing the importance and image of Pakistan. 'CPEC is the guarantor of a better tomorrow for Pakistan and its people,' Hussain stressed.