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Not many of us know this as this happened in the backdrop. Read the below source with a pinch of salt because it is Indian. It provides some context. I have only copied some relevant portions of the Indian news story. The other part is BS and claims that Pakistan and China are distancing.
New Delhi: The officiating US Ambassador in Pakistan Thursday visited Gwadar, a key port area in the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), in the first such visit to the port by a US official in 15 years.
US Chargé d’affaires Angela Aggeler said the visit serves as the latest example of US-Pakistan cooperation on shared interests.
“I would like to thank my Pakistani hosts and counterparts for hosting me at #Gwadar today. It is great to be back in Balochistan,” Aggeler said in a statement tweeted by the US Embassy Islamabad.
“I am hopeful it is the first of many to encourage and strengthen commercial and economic ties between Balochistan and the US,” Aggeler said. “I am proud of US and Pakistani efforts to promote maritime security through naval exercises and professional exchanges, and I look forward to expanding our cooperation across sectors.”
The move came around two years after the US warned Pakistan that the CPEC, under which the Gwadar port is being developed, would push the country deeper into an already-stifling debt burden, foster corruption and repatriate jobs and profits to China.
‘Great to be back in Balochistan’: Top US diplomat in Pakistan visits CPEC hub Gwadar
US Chargé d’affaires Angela Aggeler said the visit serves as the latest example of US-Pakistan cooperation on shared interests.
theprint.in
Why has the Pakistani government facilitated such a visit by a hostile nation? Is the Pak army and the civilian rulers under the impression that the Americans can be convinced to join the project? Isn't this wishful thinking on our part? What other purpose can such a visit serve? Our own media hasn't reported on this, but the Indian media is very keen to highlight the visit. What are we up to?
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