Beijing has insisted for years that the US$1 trillion global transportation infrastructure push known as the Belt and Road Initiative is purely economic in nature and is not part of an effort to expand military endeavors.
There may now be evidence that military cooperation has been explicitly outlined as part of the BRI, according to a report from the New York Times on Thursday.
Maria Abi-Habib wrote that the publication has reviewed a confidential plan to expand Pakistan’s building of Chinese military equipment, including advanced fighter jets.
“All those military projects were designated as part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative,” the article claims.
The confidential proposal was drafted by the Pakistani Air Force and Chinese officials early this year and calls for the creation of a special economic zone under the umbrella of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a key link in the BRI. The zone would be the location for manufacturing of a new generation of fighter jets.
The project would represent the first time navigation systems, radar systems, and onboard weapons would be jointly assembled by the two countries inside of Pakistan.
Pakistani officials confirmed the proposal, which would also expand existing production of Chinese JF-17 fighter jets.
Pakistan has always been a problematic country as far as their military is concerned.
Pakistan has always been a problematic country as far as their military is concerned.
If the report is from the New York Times, then IT MUST BE TRUE!
The NYT reports on WMD in Iraq were true – everybody knows the NYT is always independent of any influence, upholding the finest principles of journalism, never biased, never lies, and a stalwart of the Fourth Estate.
If the report is from the New York Times, then IT MUST BE TRUE!
The NYT reports on WMD in Iraq were true – everybody knows the NYT is always independent of any influence, upholding the finest principles of journalism, never biased, never lies, and a stalwart of the Fourth Estate.
From the New York Times? Only true suckers would believe anything from the New York Times.
From the New York Times? Only true suckers would believe anything from the New York Times.
DESPERATE & AGING USA SEES GHOSTS & ENEMIES EVERYWHERE. WHAT A PATHETIC BULLY WRECKING OTHER PEOPLE’S ECONOMIES BY THE MURDEROUS SANCTIONS.
DESPERATE & AGING USA SEES GHOSTS & ENEMIES EVERYWHERE. WHAT A PATHETIC BULLY WRECKING OTHER PEOPLE’S ECONOMIES BY THE MURDEROUS SANCTIONS.
Maria Abi-Habib is a South Asia correspondent, based in Delhi. Before joining The New York Times Times in 2017, she was a roving Middle East correspondent … indian lady hahahha
Maria Abi-Habib is a South Asia correspondent, based in Delhi. Before joining The New York Times Times in 2017, she was a roving Middle East correspondent … indian lady hahahha
It is not yet April 1st, AT. Ho! Ho!
It is not yet April 1st, AT. Ho! Ho!
It will create jobs and promote growth in the area.
What secret plan? It’s in the open.
What secret plan? It’s in the open.
Every Country has the right to choose its priorities, so is the Pakistan
Every Country has the right to choose its priorities, so is the Pakistan
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The NYT has become unremarkable and pathetic
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