Joint China-Pakistan Drills Show What Beijing Could Do in Other BRI Projects: Experts

by Bunker | Posted on December 18, 2024December 18, 2024

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Economic reliance may compel Belt and Road countries to accept Chinese security forces, in the name of protecting Chinese investments in violence-prone regions.

Troops from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) were in an undisclosed location in Pakistan for joint anti-terrorism drills dubbed “Warrior-VIII” from Nov. 20 to Dec. 11, according to China Military Online, the English-language news website of the PLA.

Three hundred troops took part in the drills, the eighth in a special series, which took place amid increasing attacks on Chinese nationals and Pakistan’s security forces.

The attacks are ascribed to the umbrella terrorist organization Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also called the Pakistani Taliban.

The drills gain more significance in light of China’s multi-billion dollar investments in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project.

Experts told The Epoch Times that they may begin a pattern of similar Chinese military engagements in conflict-ridden areas like Myanmar and Afghanistan, where Beijing’s investment is at stake.

“China has [a] decades-old investment, especially infrastructure and energy-related in…

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