These quotes above are the top takes for me from the article.
And these are my thoughts on it.
1. China is no true friend of the higher mountain and deepest sea. Turkey is. China could have stood with Pakistan and said no- even if it was a losing cause, just as Turkey did.
What would they (China) have risked if stood by Pakistan? - Nothing, Nada, Zip!
We know why they did it-
Remember I've always said here- China has no brand anyone covets, has no friends.
It's all about a warped sense of self-image and transactional($$) relationships. Nobody wants to be them, live like them, live among them, wants their traditions, or is aspirational about them. Not even their allies
2. If you fall for their Ambassador's excuse of some last minute evidence against Pakistan as the reason for voting against you- then they are taking Pakistanis to be fools. No other way to put it, my friends.
3. You are already over 4% GDP tick rate and they are BS'ing you that it is all it will take to pay back their loans. Perhaps they are setting you up, protecting their image in return- avoiding your angst towards them when they do a Sri Lanka on you. Saying, you did above 4% GDP & you should not have had any problem in paying our high rate loans back. It's your corrupt government and now you have to give up more land for non-payment