China, Pakistan Push Ahead with US$6.8 Billion Rail Project in Region Disputed with India

South China Morning Post

09 August 2020

China and Pakistan have increased their cooperation on infrastructure development in Kashmir, where the two countries have individual territorial disputes with India. On Wednesday, Islamabad approved a US$6.8 billion dollar upgrade to a rail line in the region as part of the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

“China border tensions with India have to an extent strengthened Pakistani resolve, but China is not out there beating the drum (of war),” said Dr James Dorsey, a Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore. It’s a double-edged sword for China. “China has serious investment in Pakistan, and a vested interest in calm in the country.”

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