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China’s Most Ambitious Belt And Road Initiative Becomes A Corridor To Nowhere

Plans originally called for a seaport, roads, railways, pipelines, dozens of factories and the largest airport in Pakistan. Less than one-third of announced CPEC projects have been completed, totalling about $19 billion, according to government statements. Pakistan was supposed to get 2.3 million jobs and a 2.5 percentage-point boost to its gross domestic product.