ISLAMABAD -- A protest leader in the Pakistani port town of Gwadar, a key hub for China's Belt and Road Initiative, has warned Chinese citizens to leave by Thursday -- turning up the heat on a federal government already under pressure to protect Beijing's interests.
International relations
Gwadar protest leader warns Chinese to leave key Belt and Road port
Pakistani government faces increasingly confrontational local rights movement
Chinese workers arrive in Gwadar, Pakistan, in 2017. A local protest leader has warned Chinese nationals to leave as he pressures the Pakistani government to meet his demands. © Reuters
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