Demonizing and scandalizing CPEC
Islamabad: From time to time, we come across propaganda being launched against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): that it is a means of creating debt, that China does not wish to help Pakistan overcome its serious economic problems, and that Beijing is using the corridor as a strategic ploy to to put his stamp on the area. Such propaganda, however, is baseless. To appreciate CPEC and its implications for Pakistan, we need to look at the bigger picture. CPEC is part of China’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Launched in 2013, the BRI, previously called the One Belt, One
