Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Xi Jinping Plans to Fund Pakistan

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to give Pakistan $46 billion in energy as well as infrastructure projects. Most of the money would go towards a railroad linking the port of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea with the Xinjiang Providence. Another majority of the money would go towards making Pakistan’s infrastructure better. This would help increase Pakistan’s GDP by approximately 2%. However, there are concerns with the Chinese helping Pakistan. There is worry of the violent providence of Baluchistan and how they will respond to China’s railroad as well as the money they are providing Pakistan. Pakistan responded to this concern my reassuring China that the safety of the Chinese workers is very important to them. Pakistan is making its own military division in order to protect the Chinese.

Marissa Kulak
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/22/world/asia/xi-jinping-plans-to-fund-pakistan.html?ref=world&_r=0

No comments: