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In Pakistan, Chinese money grapples with a Karachi-Lahore divide
A new administration in Islamabad is spooking Beijing with its calls for transparency over the US$62 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor, but it may be a reflection of internal rivalries that have long been a problem.
Chinese official says China is educating, not mistreating, Muslims
China is not mistreating Muslims in Xinjiang province but is putting some people through training courses to avoid extremism spreading, unlike Europe, which had failed to deal with the problem, a Chinese official told reporters on Thursday.
Muslim Governments Silent as China Cracks Down on Uighurs
As calls grow in the U.S. and Europe to pressure China to halt alleged human-rights abuses against its Muslim minority, Beijing has so far escaped any serious criticism from governments across the Islamic world.
Beijing condemns suicide attack on Chinese engineers in Pakistan
Beijing condemns suicide attack on bus carrying Chinese engineers in Pakistan
Imran Khan’s First Test: Pakistan’s Troubled Economy (Published 2018)
Mr. Khan has promised to improve the country’s economic fortunes, but Pakistan is torn between two financial powers: China and the International Monetary Fund.
'All-weather friendship': but is Pakistan relying too heavily on China?
China already accounts for 46% of Pakistan’s trade deficit – yet few have questioned acceptance of huge loans as part of a new economic alliance
Imran Khan expected to stick with Chinese investments in Pakistan
Imran Khan expected to stick with Chinese investment projects after Pakistan election victory
Pakistan’s cricketer-turned-leader promises to learn from China
Imagine if Michael Jordan retired to focus on public service.
China willing to work with new Pakistan government
China has appreciated holding a successful general election in Pakistan, and ready to work with new government, said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang.
China And Pakistan Plan To Get Rich Together. The Price? Human Rights.
A $62 billion economic partnership between the two countries is set to enshrine the long-standing repression of Pakistan's millions-strong Baloch minority.
China’s Global Building Spree Runs Into Trouble in Pakistan
To fund a 70-nation infrastructure initiative, Beijing has been extending loans in opaque deals often contingent on using Chinese contractors. Three years into China’s program in Pakistan, that nation is heading for a debt crisis, caused in part by a surge in Chinese loans and imports.
Pakistan’s ‘Muslim solidarity’ disappears on Uyghurs issue
Pakistan is an Islamic Republic, and over the last decades the polity has become increasingly
Pakistan’s currency crisis: China’s the problem and solution
Having racked up unsustainable bills in supporting Beijing’s infrastructure master plan, Islamabad is bailed out by China to the tune of US$1 billion – leaving it more dependent than ever on its ‘all-weather ally’.
China Cancels U.S. Soybean Purchases as Trade War Takes Hold
The trade war may have just started, but China has already been making moves in the soybean world as U.S. shipments originally destined for the nation have been canceled or rerouted.
China, Russia Cementing Rising Eastern Bloc as Trump Rattles G-7
As U.S. President Donald Trump left the Group of Seven nations in turmoil this weekend, China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin were putting on a very different show on the other side of the world.
China says to offer $4.7 bln in loans under SCO framework
Chinese President Xi Jinping, speaking at a summit of regional security bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), said the country would offer the equivalent of 30 billion yuan ($4.7 billion) in loans under a framework formed by SCO countries.
China gives Pakistan $1.6b credit line
ISLAMABAD/BEIJING - China has given Pakistan a credit line worth $1.6 billion to stave off a balance of payments crisis, two State Bank of Pakistan
India's Modi invites China's Xi for an informal summit in 2019
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to an informal summit next year as he began an ice-breaking visit to China on Friday in which the giant neighbors are seeking to re-set troubled ties.
China pours money into Pakistan port in suspected strategic power push
China is spending unusually large sums on a small Pakistan port in the backward state of Baluchistan, stoking fears that it is part of strategic power push.
Pressure on as Xi's 'Belt and Road' enshrined in Chinese party charter
Chinese President Xi Jinping's vast "Belt and Road" infrastructure project was unexpectedly included in the ruling Communist Party's constitution on Tuesday, giving it greater policy heft and added pressure to succeed.