Belt and RoadChina's mood chills on new Belt and Road projects in Pakistan
Cautious amid economic crisis, Beijing defers oil, gas and steel offers
A railway worker in Karachi: China is becoming wary of pouring more money into projects in economically unstable Pakistan. © Reuters
ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer
November 10, 2019 17:58 JST
KARACHI -- When Pakistan and China sat down recently for talks on Beijing's major Belt and Road initiative known as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the China side showed a distinct lack of enthusiasm toward pumping more money into new projects.