title: "Unexpected token import" as error when creating new react-native project
body: <p>I am creating a new react-native project using :</p>
  
  <pre><code>react-native init {proj_name}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But I am getting the following error.</p>
  
  <pre><code>D:\Reactnative\Project\{proj_name}\node_modules\react-native\local-cli\cliEntry.js:30
  import type {CommandT} from './commands';
  ^^^^^^
  
  SyntaxError: Unexpected token import
      at createScript (vm.js:80:10)
      at Object.runInThisContext (vm.js:139:10)
      at Module._compile (module.js:607:28)
      at Module._compile (D:\Reactnative\Project\Learnwizz\node_modules\pirates\lib\index.js:91:24)
      at Module._extensions..js (module.js:654:10)
      at Object.newLoader [as .js] (D:\Reactnative\Project\Learnwizz\node_modules\pirates\lib\index.js:96:7)
      at Module.load (module.js:556:32)
      at tryModuleLoad (module.js:499:12)
      at Function.Module._load (module.js:491:3)
      at Module.require (module.js:587:17)
  </code></pre>