China rejects conspiracy theory related to CPEC
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The CPEC- a flagship project under the Belt and Road (B&R) initiative – would be a new form of colonialism seems to be an obvious example of the deceptive use of history,” the Chinese leading daily article said.
The Global Times article while refuting Zaidi’s charge said “of course, only time will tell whether or not there will be a repeat of colonialism under the B&R”.
“But irresponsible use of history is misleading for the public’s understanding of the CPEC. So far, at least based on what China has done in Pakistan, it is hard to link the CPEC project with China trying to exploit Pakistan economically.
It’s also hard to understand how some infrastructure projects could threaten a country’s sovereignty,” it said.
“The accusation is essentially a conspiracy theory which, without any foundation, presents China as an evil investor and treats the countries relying on Chinese investment to prop up the local economy as brainless recipients,” the article said.
