Is China’s investment in Pakistan slowing down?
12 October 2023 |
10:22 am
Cash-strapped Pakistan has asked China to step up funding of projects via the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). But experts say Beijing is wary of Pakistan's worsening economic crisis.
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