Sino-Pakistani goodwill should endure test
China and Pakistan are still investigating in the kidnapping of two Chinese who were abducted from Quetta in the southwestern province of Balochistan last month. They may have been killed after Islamic State militants claimed to have "executed" them last week.
Their deaths, if confirmed, are a tragedy, to say the least. Unfortunately, some media outlets are using this tragedy to highlight the risks of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, especially the Belt and Road projects in Pakistan.
It was during President Xi Jinping's visit to Pakistan two years ago that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor formally began implementation. Xi described that trip as a visit to a brother's home. Indeed, the expression most appropriately conveyed how the Chinese leadership views its relations with Pakistan and highlighted the real spirit behind the CPEC.
