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Chinese got their roads for their trucks.
The Chinese aren't that stupid. I'm sure they know best way for freight is by train not trucks.
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Chinese got their roads for their trucks.
Do Pakistanis dare to fight for justice?I completely agree with you man, especially the education part since we have such a large population. We needed a proper education reform that effectively prepares you well in STEM, but also focus on ethics and Islam in a short duration class.
This way we could heavily control/centralise the narrative of Islam in the state's favour and prevent terror networks from taking advantage of people.
Literacy rates must be increased and access to education must be maximised.
There are rumours of early elections approaching I think. There were lots of protests in many places but they tend to use force, you can find some videos in the threads here. Still not enough clearly.
When a government official spoke out against them he was kidnapped and tortured, his sex tape was leaked to his daughter. And when he spoke out against that, they kidnapped him again and filed cases against him.
An argument could be made that the terror groups which attack the security check posts, etc, are doing just that.Do Pakistanis dare to fight for justice?
NoDo Pakistanis dare to fight for justice?
Iranian women fought for the freedom of the headscarf and won, the government abolished the moral police, the Chinese people fought for prevention and control, won, and the government abolished the strict epidemic prevention policy.
Pakistanis think the government is corrupt, why not fight?
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Time will tell, eventually the copium will run out. Infrastructure built to primarily secure Chinese trade routes, parasitic loan terms agreed on by kickback kings, again beneficial to the Chinese, hardly any foreign investors setting up shop in the free zones. Yes, the power infrastructure, which is built on those same parasitic loan terms, is a good prospect, but how much relies on imported coal and how affordable is it? How many local companies and workers participated, or was it Chinese companies building roads for you?
Just because the infrastructure reaps benefits doesn't mean it was done on beneficial terms.
Prices were high in 2022, but they have come back. But if they are fearful it may climb again, it makes sense to scrap it when foreign currency is tight. Chalk it up to economic non-viability.Update on the Gwader power plant project
Here is an excerpt from an newspaper article published yesterday:
"Islamabad wanted to either shelve the 300MW project or change its location to Thar to use the local coal. But China did not agree to Pakistan’s text about the Gwadar plant, which had mentioned that “both sides recognised that there was a need to examine the requirement, size, location and fuel type for 300MW Gwadar Power Plant in view of escalating international coal prices, which were resulting in exceptionally high prices of electricity, liquidity and foreign exchange issues for Pakistan and environmental concerns”.
CPEC expansion plan in doldrums | The Express Tribune
China has not agreed to further expand cooperation in areas of energy, water management, climate changetribune.com.pk
Should we chalk it up to as another victory for smart army generals?
..... and this time from Nikkei Asia:
China spurned Pakistan's proposals for new Belt and Road projects
Meeting minutes reflect Beijing's concerns over political instability, securityasia.nikkei.com
The minutes also reveal that Beijing declined Islamabad's proposal to build a 500 kilovolt transmission line to connect the southern port of Gwadar -- a focus of Chinese infrastructure investment -- to the national electricity grid from Karachi, according to the officials. At the same time, Beijing forced Pakistan to drop its objections to a 300 megawatt coal-fired power plant in Gwadar, which Islamabad wanted to move to another location where domestic rather than imported coal could be used.
Capacity is predicated on imported fuel...so a no go...Pakistan already has surplus production. Why not connect Gwadar with your national grid and use some of that spare capacity?