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Joint China-Pakistan Drills Show What Beijing Could Do in Other BRI Projects: Experts

Economic reliance may compel Belt and Road countries to accept Chinese security forces, in the name of protecting Chinese investments in violence-prone regions.
Joint China-Pakistan Drills Show What Beijing Could Do in Other BRI Projects: Experts
People's Liberation Army soldiers take part in military training in the Pamir Mountains in Kashgar, in northwestern China's Xinjiang region, on Jan. 4, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
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Troops from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) were in an undisclosed location in Pakistan for joint anti-terrorism drills dubbed “Warrior-VIII” from Nov. 20 to Dec. 11, according to China Military Online, the English-language news website of the PLA.

Three hundred troops took part in the drills, the eighth in a special series, which took place amid increasing attacks on Chinese nationals and Pakistan’s security forces.
Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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