Bhai, what you've linked are just ESTIMATES! And I'm not talking about trade. What I said was that China, compared to other world lending bodies has provided little or no aid to Pakistan! Investments, and aid to tide over the financial woes afflicting Pakistan, are two different things. China has shown little interest in propping up Pakistan’s economy and has not provided substantial economic aid, even during times of need.
Pakistan’s portrayal of its relationship with China features exaggeration of the economic dimension of the relationship. Pakistani media routinely reports huge numbers for investment and financing with China, numbers that cannot be verified by any independent source, including by the Chinese government or the Chinese companies supposedly involved. While Pakistani officials talk of a total of $25 billion in Chinese investment in Pakistan so far, the PRC’s official figure of direct investment through 2010 is a meagre $1.83 billion.
The limits of the China-Pakistan financial relationship is the PRC’s not-so-gentle shunting of Pakistani aid requests to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). China denied large-scale aid requests made by Pakistan immediately after the September 2008 financial shock, forcing Islamabad to run to the IMF for a multi-billion-dollar loan amounting to $7 billion (later enhanced to $11 billion) with stringent economic conditions. In the end, China did agree to provide just around $500 million in concessionary lending to Pakistan, but its refusal to provide large-scale loans indicates clear limits on China’s willingness to take primary responsibility for Pakistan’s financial woes.
Well, first of all China was not created to babysit Pakistan, neither Pakistan was created to be babysit by China.
There are literally thousands of infrastructure projects happening in Pakistan at any one time, whether they be governmental or by the private sector.
Pakistan, where necessary asks other countries for help either with technology, know-how or financially. The financial help comes in the form of either soft loans, or the costs of the projects is shared with the helping country.
Your previous post assumes Pakistani Government goes around the world asking for charity - that's not the case. Pakistan had $60 billion debt as of March 2013 just like India had a debt of $390 billion as of March 2013.
On the other hand, in Pakistan's hour of need , it's allies have always provided help and lots of it where possible. For example, the first 50 JF-17 Thunder aircrafts that Pakistan is acquiring today are pretty much gifted by China, just like our Saudi brothers gifted us with 40 F-16 Fighting Falcons in the 1980s.
There's a long, long list of gifts which I'm sure you're well aware from nukes to dams to satellites.
Secondly, here's something that every Hindu Indian fails to understand... Why do the Pakistanis love China so much? I find the Indians extremely frustrated by our behaviour in this regard.
Insha'Allah I will attempt to explain it you, but you as an Indian will not be able to grasp it no matter how hard you try.
Muslim Pakistanis' relationship with China does not go back to the 1940s neither it has been strengthened because both countries see India as a common enemy. It in fact goes back 14 centuries.
In one of many hundreds of thousands of Hadith Sharif of the Beloved Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wa-Alihi Was-Sallam, he said something like, In pursuit of knowledge, travel as far as China if you have to. These are not the exact words so please do not quote me.
Despite the words were in regards to distance a Muslim should travel in pursuit of knowledge, the mere mention of China by the Beloved Rasool of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wa-Alihi Was-Sallam put a lot of respect in hearts the Muslim Ummah for China.
It is our culture to love China despite that country has never been a Muslim nation. Our grandparents, parents and the Muslim people around us talk only good things about China. We only prefer to hear good things about China. Even in our Masaajid, our Imams and the Muslim scholars talk positively about China. Our children are taught only good things about China. But more importantly, people get extremely offended when someone tries to mention anything negative against China.
We have no interest in hearing negative things about China, hence you see why so many Indians get banned on Pakistani military forums just for being too critical of China or having a negative attitude towards the Chinese members.
Therefore, like the Indians who have been trying so hard to create a wedge between Pakistan and China for so long with no success, can carry on as nothing will change. You don't understand our culture or our religion, that's why Indians continue to fail in this regard. Even if China ever declared Pakistan as an enemy, it will be very difficult for us to adopt a negative attitude against China.
This phenomenon of Muslim love and respect for China for the past 14 centuries doesn't just happen in Pakistan only but its same all over the 56 predominantly Muslim countries.
Having said all that Mr OrionHunter, again, I do not expect you to understand any of it.
