Chinese concept of Silk Road is beyond the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and involves several other routes through Central and South East Asia. This was stated by Dr Di Meglio, President of the Asia Centre in Paris France during a talk on: "Economic, Strategic and Environmental Consequences of the New Silk Road" at the Centre for Governance and Policy at IT University, here on Monday.
Dr Di Meglio further said that the Chinese plan for a very long-term and they were hoping that these routes would take shape in 35 years, by the time of the 100th anniversary of the Communist Revolution. That was a very long time and lots of things could happen by that time, Dr Di Meglio who is an expert on China exclaimed. On CPEC he said, "China is very keen to see CPEC succeed. It is a very key part of its larger initiative." Speaking on the international scenario, Dr Di Meglio said the new Silk Road will certainly redefine global geo-politics but we will see its nascent results only in the medium to long-term.