Bro. Lets get facts straight.
1. Chinese companies are not here to rescue us. Government of Pakistan offer them the highest rate of return on IPP’s. Ranging from 18% to 30%.
2. Even the loans you talking about, have a markup added to itself. Government concession loans at2-3% markup and coorporate loans at 4-5% markup. (Which means business). Only 140+- million dollar loan (out of total 11 billion dollars) for Gwadr expressway is of 0+ interest rate and we are thankfull for that.
3. Government excluded this project from CPEC because it is based on foreign imported fuel. Current government in working tk stop all new power plants that run on imported fuels to reduce imports of fuels and save dollars. Chinese companiese are more then welcome to invest in renewable, thar coal based projects at others with a promissed ROR of greater then 18% (which btw no country offers you. The max is 12-13% now a days and here we are. )
4. You said you can always shift companies to Indian, sri lanka, etc. Well, you already operate your large factories there. And no one stoped you from doing so, neither you took permission from us to invest in india nor you had to. India hosts huge manufacturing factories of chinese mobile phones, home appliances and other things. The issue is that currently only your construction companies working here. Notna single manufacturing company. Other then Haier amd some auto company which is doing partial manufacturkng here. Can you name another chunese manufacruring company working in pakistan ? So dont tell us that your companiese can always go to any country. (As they are going. No MOu bound them from working with India. They are free). But will india offer them that much rate of return ?
5. BRI is your policy project. Similarly, every other country has its own priorities and policies. Try respecting them. Government of Pakistan is not going to built this project just so that to not make chinese friends sad. Try to learn hearing NO.
6. When you talk business. Talk business, dont bring religion in business discussions. Did world ever said “ohh..chinese are evil they kill Dogs in evil ways and then eat them.. lets not do business with them??”.. we can carry both things. Being more religious doesn’t mean you dont think about business. Actually being more religious is a good thing as itnprevents corruption (as its considered a sin in Islam). We can take both simultaneously.
Thank you