Should the initial $46 billion worth of projects be implemented, the value of those projects would be roughly equivalent to all foreign direct investment in Pakistan since 1970,[16] and would be equal to 17% of Pakistan's 2015 gross domestic product.[32] From the initial project, the scope has expanded from a net worth of $46 billion to $60 billion according to some sources.[33] CPEC is seen as the main plank of China's paramount leader Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative.[4]