Shared energy: this wind-power generation project established by Chinese companies in Karachi, Pakistan, is among 21 energy collaboration agreements between China and Pakistan CREDIT: XINHUA Yasir Masood 23 APRIL 2019 • 4:00PM Detractors have labelled it a ‘debt trap’ but in reality a $5.9bn loan payable over a long period of time is of little consequence to the Pakistani economy The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, has been making remarkable progress , yet some countries and observers are trying to belittle its enormous potential benefits by labelling it a “debt trap” . Since the CPEC is entering its next phase of development, those opposed to it are trying to impede its progress using a two-pronged strategy: deceiving the public by misquoting the CPEC’s financial figures and achievements in the media; and raising the spectre of past militancy in Pakistan to mislead investors into believing the country is still a volatile inve
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