Gwadar Port

A wary China on Tuesday sought to downplay reports of mass protests against the CPEC projects at Pakistan's port city Gwadar, saying they are not targeted against the multi-billion dollar initiative, amid growing concerns here about the security of hundreds of Chinese personnel working in the neighbouring country. According to a report in the Pakistan-based Dawn newspaper on Monday, hundreds of children joined the ongoing protests in Gwadar which entered its 18th day on Sunday. The protesters are threatening to block the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects if their demands, which included banning illegal trawling in Gwadar, are not met within a week. These reports are untrue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a media briefing here. The organisers have said in public that the protests are not targeting the Chinese side or the CPEC," Mao said. The Dawn newspaper further reported that the protesting children reached Gwadar city from Turbat, Pasni and ot

China, the sole investor in the Gwadar projects is hesitating to invest amid uncertainties as the ongoing economic crisis and political instability in Pakistan are hitting investment sentiments

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Beijing is developing Gwadar port, the last point of the economic route that begins from Chinese city Kashgar

The labourers were having dinner at the hostel when motorcyclists attacked them with a grenade

CPEC is billed as a 'game-changer' & manifestation of a strategic partnership between Pak & China

China and Pakistan are currently building the nearly 3,000-km-long economic corridor linking Pakistan's Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea with Xinjiang