China's Xinjiang seals Pakistan ties with $2 billion in deals

Companies from China's Xinjiang signed deals worth
about $2 billion with Pakistan this week
during a visit to Pakistan by Xinjiang's top official. 

BEIJING: Companies from China's violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang signed deals worth about $2 billion with Pakistan this week during a visit to Pakistan by Xinjiang's top official, who sought to cement ties with an important security partner.

Pakistan last year agreed energy and infrastructure projects worth $46 billion with China to set up a so-called China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, in a boost to Pakistan's crumbling infrastructure and energy sector... READ MORE