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China’s Engagement in Pakistan at Risk Due to Safety Concerns for Chinese Officials

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Rome, Feb 2 (IANS) China may be compelled to reassess the scope of its engagement in Pakistan if Chinese officials can no longer travel safely to Islamabad. For now, every crisis confronting Islamabad poses a threat to the progress of China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and undermines Beijing’s high-profile investment in the region, a report said on Monday. According to a report in the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), China’s ambitions to assert primacy over …