The Quetta Bombing Shows That China’s Growing Global Presence Comes With Risk

On Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a online speech at the Bo’ao Forum, touted as Asia’s version of the World Economic Forum at Davos. In it, he once again talked up his signature Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)—a $1 trillion transcontinental trade and infrastructure network—hailing it as a “public road open to all” that will help “create a future of shared benefits.” A fiery riposte came a day later in the Pakistani city of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province near the Afghan border, where a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the luxurious Serena Hotel around 10:30pm local time, killing at least 4 and wounding 12. The Chinese ambassador to Pakistan, Nong Rong, had checked-in to the hotel and was the presumed target, although he was not in the building at the time of the explosion.

BING NEWS:
  • A New Pacific Arsenal to Counter China
    With missiles, submarines and alliances, the Biden administration has built a presence in the region to rein in Beijing’s expansionist goals.
    04/26/2024 - 1:11 am | View Link
  • Antony Blinken meets with China's President Xi as US, China spar over bilateral and global issues
    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials in Beijing ...
    04/26/2024 - 12:26 am | View Link
  • Choose between stability and ‘downward spiral,’ China tells Blinken during Beijing trip
    China and the US face a choice between stability and a “downward spiral,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told counterpart Antony Blinken on Friday in Beijing, as the American diplomat kicked off a ...
    04/25/2024 - 8:17 pm | View Link
  • China sees foreign threats ‘everywhere’ as powerful spy agency takes center stage
    Under leader Xi Jinping, China’s secretive Ministry of State Security has morphed from a shadowy organization into a highly visible presence in public life.
    04/21/2024 - 1:38 pm | View Link
  • Mussolini's wartime bunker opens to the public in Rome
    After its last closure in 2021, it has now reopened for guided tours of the air raid shelter and the bunker. The complex now includes a multimedia exhibition about Rome during World War II, air raid ...
    04/16/2024 - 6:19 am | View Link
  • More

 

Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More News