Is an evil design at play to malign the CPEC?

It has been hailed as a good example of strategic cooperative partnership between two countries to promote shared economic development. Yet a recent Financial Times report claims the new Pakistani government has decided to re-evaluate the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and renegotiate its terms, as it is "unfairly" beneficial to Chinese companies at the cost of their Pakistani counterparts.

The report, citing interviews with Pakistani ministers and advisers, may sound sensational enough. But it falls short on accuracy and objectivity. The professional standards the newspaper has been known for is unfortunately missing in the vanilla kind of report.

As a matter of fact, soon after its publication, the Pakistani officials who were interviewed trashed the report saying their comments had been taken "out of context" and intentionally distorted to suit the preconceived notion of the editorial staff.