China’s US$46 billion Gift to Pakistan
The one thing to take away from the visit of President Xi Jinping to Pakistan is that both are in trouble diplomatically if they have to regard each other as their closest friends in Asia.
Even by its standards of official largesse, China’s offer of US$46 billion for road, rail, energy and other investments in Pakistan is stunning. Unsurprisingly, much o…
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