A new study measuring China’s influence around the world has ranked Pakistan as the country most under the sway of the communist regime.
Two Southeast Asian countries, Cambodia and Singapore, were ranked respectively as second and third followed by Thailand in fourth position, according to the China Index database released on Dec. 8.
The China Index, an initiative of Doublethink Lab, a Taiwan-based research organization, measured Beijing’s influence across 82 countries globally.
Among Central Asian countries, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the two that share borders with China’s Xinjiang region are the most exposed to China. They are pegged at the eighth and ninth position on the index, respectively….