A number of Chinese-invested projects in South Asia have recently entered the delivery phase, as Bangladesh s largest Padma Bridge opened to traffic on Saturday, showing what Chinese experts described as Chinese firms steady performance in project delivery when not facing political barriers and security risks.
After claiming responsibility for the terror attack that struck the Confucius Institute within the University of Karachi on Tuesday and killed three Chinese teachers and a Pakistani driver, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a militant separatist group, warned China of more deadly attacks, and Chinese experts urged the Pakistan government to take immediate and firm actions on protecting Chinese nationals and projects and to strengthen countering terrorist efforts.
Pakistan must undertake forceful measures to ensure the security of Chinese investments and citizens in the country and fill in the loopholes of its current security measures. Those who try to hurt the Chinese will only draw ruin upon themselves.
Chinese firms and businessmen are eyeing more opportunities in Afghanistan, with an industrial park to be established in the Kabul New City, providing more jobs and helping train local Afghan workers, the Global Times has learned.