China's President Heads to Pakistan with Billions in Infrastructure Aid

The article “China’s President Heads to Pakistan with Billions in Infrastructure Aid” was very interesting. The article mainly talked about how the President of China, Xi Jinping traveled to Pakistan to discuss the building of more infrastructures. This is the first overseas trip for the Chinese President this year, and this first time a Chinese President has visited Pakistan in 9 years. The main goal of China aiding Pakistan is to show that China can make a difference in a neighboring country that has trouble with terrorism. The main substance of this deal involves $46 billion for the construction of power plants and roads. All of that will be built in a 15 year span by Chinese companies.  This move by the Chinese President is also a way to keep peace, and stop the heavy immigration from Pakistan into a certain part of China. The article also shows how China really is becoming a world leader, and how the United States global say could be declining. This article was very interesting, because it talk about helping a nation develop, and also the growing power of China.

By Josh Hubbs

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/20/world/asia/chinas-president-heads-to-pakistan-with-billions-in-infrastructure-aid.html?_r=0