8 déc. 2017 - China warns its citizens in Pakistan of possible terror attacks

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The Chinese embassy said it had information about a "series of terror attacks" planned against Chinese organizations and personnel.

It urged its citizens to stay inside and avoid crowded places.

China's exposure to terror attacks has risen in recent years as its overseas footprint expands.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/china-warns-its-citizens-in-pakistan-of-possible-terror-attacks/articleshow/61981500.cms


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Muzammil Hussain is chairman of Pakistan’s Water and Power Development Authority. He reportedly told a parliamentary committee that the Chinese company planning the project had demanded difficult financing rules. Those rules were said to include requiring the new dam and a dam that was already built be used as security for a loan. Hussain added the Chinese demands were against Pakistan’s interests.

Himanshu Thakkar works at the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers & People, an Indian-based non-government organization. He noted that Pakistan’s biggest ally is China and the Pakistanis would not do this project without the Chinese.

Indeed, the two countries describe their relationship as “iron brothers.”

The Pakistanis “really want financing for this project,” noted Zorawar Daulet Singh of the Center for Policy Research in New Delhi. Singh said he does not take Pakistan official’s statement at face value. The Pakistani government had asked the World Bank and Asian Development Bank for money to finance the project, but was refused, he said.

He explained the Chinese do not want to do the project because of protests from India. The project was to have been built in Kashmir, an area claimed by both India and Pakistan. China does not want to get involved in the dispute.

Singh said that China wants to forget about this project until the government can get both sides to come to an agreement.

By making the price high, China has tried to give Pakistan a reason to end the project and save it from embarrassment, he explained.

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