Tag: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Climate Activists Set to Take Control of the World Bank

Commentary A change at the World Bank signals change in both U.S. development policy to climate concerns and, possibly, creates a geostrategic risk for the United States. David Malpass, the head of the World Bank, has announced he would leave the office in June, a year before his term was to expire. Malpass, who had been…


India Blasts China and Pakistan for Inviting Other Countries to Participate on Economic Corridor Projects

On July 26, Indian officials denounced a move by Pakistan and China to involve other nations in the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, which India does not recognize as legitimate, claiming the territory belongs to India and has been illegally occupied by Pakistan. India’s external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that any participation from third…


Chinese Nationals Attacked in Pakistan and Mali, Both Related to the CCP’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’

In two separate incidents on July 14 and 17, Chinese nationals working on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in Pakistan and Mali were attacked. Among them, nine Chinese nationals in Pakistan died, and three in Mali were kidnapped. According to Dawn, a local news network in Pakistan, on July…