China readies goodies for Pak ahead of Wen's visit
BEIJING: Ahead of premier Wen Jiabao's visit to India and Pakistan, the Chinese government has signaled its desire to expand China-Pakistan trade as part of a plan to bring peace to its restive Xinjiang region.
It has launched the firstever air cargo service between the troubled city of Kashgar in Xinjiang and Islamabad. The move which took place last week, is significant because China wants to make the historical city of Kashgar, located near the borders of Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and India, as an international air logistics base.
It will also solve the problem of trade flows shrinking during winter months when China-Pakistan road link is blocked by snow.
At the political level, the Communist leaders want trade inflows to help stabilize the Xinjiang province, where Muslim Uighurs are involved in a separatist movement.
It has launched the firstever air cargo service between the troubled city of Kashgar in Xinjiang and Islamabad. The move which took place last week, is significant because China wants to make the historical city of Kashgar, located near the borders of Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and India, as an international air logistics base.
It will also solve the problem of trade flows shrinking during winter months when China-Pakistan road link is blocked by snow.
At the political level, the Communist leaders want trade inflows to help stabilize the Xinjiang province, where Muslim Uighurs are involved in a separatist movement.
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