Pakistan official's criticism of China's 'Silk Road' projects raises worries

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Reuters
September 10, 2018 / 8:46 AM / Updated 2 hours ago

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-china-silkroad/pakistan-officials-criticism-of-chinas-silk-road-projects-raises-worries-idUSKCN1LQ1KR

Abdul Razak Dawood, the Pakistani cabinet member for commerce, industry and investment, suggested that all projects in the $57-billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor program could be eligible for suspension in a review to be conducted this week under the orders of new Prime Minister Imran Khan.

“I think we should put everything on hold for a year, so we can get our act together,” Dawood told the Financial Times in an interview. “Perhaps we can stretch CPEC out over another five years or so.”

He added that he thought China had been granted too-favorable terms in many projects by the former government of Nawaz Sharif.