http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/12/09/chinas-rocky-silk-road/ 🔴 Many Chinese analysts take a somewhat rosy view that Pakistan’s problems will be resolved by ‘development’ (i.e. huge state sponsored projects undertaken by state-owned companies). But Beijing may find that Islamic fundamentalists cannot be so easily bought off. The CPEC has the potential to fundamentally alter the China–Pakistan relationship . Until now China has had the luxury of taking the position that Pakistan’s domestic woes were none of its business. But with the security of thousands of nationals and billions of dollars of investments at stake, China may find itself increasingly drawn into Pakistan’s politics and security concerns. China may need some luck in these endeavours. 🔴 In all likelihood many of these grand projects in the Indian Ocean region will unfold slowly and incrementally and not at the breakneck speed that we used to seeing from China. David Brewster is a visiting fellow at the Strategi
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