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posted by takyon on Monday April 20 2015, @06:55PM   Printer-friendly
from the group-of-two dept.

China intends to invest $46 billion in infrastructure links to Pakistan:

The focus of spending is on building a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) - a network of roads, railway and pipelines between the long-time allies. They will run some 3,000km (1,865 miles) from Gwadar in Pakistan to China's western Xinjiang region.

The projects will give China direct access to the Indian Ocean and beyond. This marks a major advance in China's plans to boost its economic influence in Central and South Asia, correspondents say, and far exceeds US spending in Pakistan.

[...] Some $15.5bn worth of coal, wind, solar and hydro energy projects will come online by 2017 and add 10,400 megawatts of energy to Pakistan's national grid, according to officials. A $44m optical fibre cable between the two countries is also due to be built.

The Great Game lives. Different players, same game. Equally large implications. Diplomacy game geeks, awake! Who are the players, and what's the play?

 
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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by bob_super on Monday April 20 2015, @07:12PM

    by bob_super (1357) on Monday April 20 2015, @07:12PM (#173245)

    How the game is now played: The US invested many times more in bombing Iraq (33M people) than China could ever dream to invest building infrastructure in Pakistan (182M people).
    One of those is better at building influence than the other. According to the Iranians, it might be the former.

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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday April 20 2015, @07:20PM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Monday April 20 2015, @07:20PM (#173247) Homepage

    It's because the US and other Western powers have been co-opted by a Zionist fifth-column and are being squeezed dry to defend Israeli interests.

    Thankfully Grand King Baraq Hossein Sotero has been trying to reverse the damage done, but unfortunately he will not succeed because it is racist to criticize Israel.

    When China assumes its seat on the throne of dominance in world affairs, it unlike the others will not be co-opted by Zionist loyalists or susceptible to race-mixing propaganda and political correctness used to divide and pacify its proud society.

    • (Score: 2) by Tork on Monday April 20 2015, @08:34PM

      by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Monday April 20 2015, @08:34PM (#173269)
      Heh. I don't know why but every time I scroll past one of your posts my screensaver comes on.
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