Roger Lee

A police officer examines a damaged car at the site of a firing incident, in Karachi, Pakistan

Taliban takeover could mean more security challenges for Chinese projects in Pakistan

August 19, 2021Business, Economics and Jobs

With the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, neighboring China and Pakistan are concerned over the security of their people and economic investments. They fear that recent attacks on Chinese workers in Pakistani cities could become more common with a hardline government next door.

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