Beijing changing PoK stance? |
An article in the state-run Global Times mentioned PoK twice. The article said that China is unlikely to take sides with Pakistan or India on the Kashmir issue. It added that the rise in tensions between the two countries, though, is what`s keeping "PoK" behind developmentally.It is precisely because of the region`s worsening investment environment that PoK`s economy is still heavily reliant on agriculture," Global Times said.Recently, another state-run news outlet, the People`s Daily, which published photos of Chinese and Pakistani troops patrolling for the first time on the Xinjiang -PoK border last month referred to the area as the China-Pakistan border.Today`s article mentioned PoK in the context of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj voicing India`s concerns over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which passes through PoK.China is unlikely to give up on the idea of CPEC because of India`s protest", an article by the news outlet said, adding that as "China has developed close economic ties with both India and Pakistan in recent years, Beijing is unlikely to be interested in taking a side" between the two countries.
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