SOUTH ASIA
- AFGHANISTAN: China is willing to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan. The CPEC ($62 billion infrastructure development project, part of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, aimed to connect China’s Xinjiang region to Pakistan’s Gawadar Port) is expected to be a game-changer in South Asia, according to some experts.
SOURCE: SOUTH ASIA MONITOR
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