Washington (October 8, 2017): The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passes through a disputed territory, the US Defence Secretary James Mattis told the Congress.
Earlier, this claim had been made by India. The $56 billion CPEC passes through Pakistan’s northern areas, which India claims that it is the part of occupied Jammu and Kashmir territory.
While briefing the US lawmakers on the current situation in the Pak-Afghan region earlier this week, US Defence Secretary James Mattis said: “The One Belt, One Road also goes through disputed territory, and I think that in itself shows the vulnerability of trying to establish that sort of a dictate.”
“As far as Afghanistan goes, as we try to separate out variables where, in some areas, we work with China, for example, terrorism — I think there are areas where we can work — find common ground with China when it comes to counter-terrorism, and we should exercise those areas pretty fully,” Mattis said.
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