Chinese don’t trust Pakistan Security, Sends its men to guard CPEC
Photograph of a Chinese man working on one of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects showing him carrying an AK-7 gun as he surveys the mountain terrain before him, has gone viral.
The photograph shows the bespectacled Chinese man in black T-shirt. He holds the rifle in the left hand while peering through what seems his survey equipment.
The source of the picture is not known, but diplomatic circles say that besides meeting the security contingency, it could be a part of the Chinese effort at disseminating information and also a signal to the Pakistani hosts of their dissatisfaction at the security arrangements.
However, the arming of Chinese personnel could complicate security measures in that they could cause confrontation at the ground level. ...