China Seeks Targeted Security for Its Citizens in Pakistan

  • Li visit comes a week after killing of two Chinese nationals
  • Pakistan is eager to proceed with Economic Corridor projects
A billboard featuring images of Li Qiang, center, with Shehbaz Sharif, left, and Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad on Oct. 13.Photographer: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images
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A week after two of its citizens were killed in Pakistan, China underscored the necessity of “targeted security measures” to protect Chinese nationals working in the South Asian nation.

In a joint statement released by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday during a visit to Islamabad by Chinese Prime minister Li Qiang, China expressed the urgency of creating “a safe environment for cooperation between the two countries.”