I bet this photo is not vertically aligned, as there is really no good reason not to level the road here to make it safer. If it is that tractor seems to not be able to make that left turn back around the corner due to how steep it would be.
China's overland Silk Road and Maritime Silk Road Thread
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That is highly unlikely as 1st they opposed this project openly to China & now Indian are actively involve in destabilizing the region (Baluchistan Province) through their dozen of consulates opened in Afghanistan near to the border.
Recently Pakistan arrested 1 Indian agent of RAW (Active on duty Naval Officer - Golbodshan Yadav), all proves have been given to UN already...... IMHO Indians have missed a golden opportunity here...
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- - Phase 2: Chinese firms agreement to invest $20 Billion in KP
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government signed agreements with Chinese investment companies for development schemes worth $20 billion.
The agreements signed include a $1.5bn oil refinery, uplift and irrigation schemes worth $2bn and $7bn worth of hydro-electric schemes which will start production of electricity by 2020.
Construction of international airports in Swabi and Dera Ismail Khan, in accordance with Civil Aviation directives, are also included in the agreements signed today. A motorway & Railway Line from Chitral to Dera Ismail Khan will also be built at a cost of $2bn.
Smart and safe city projects worth $2bn are also included in the agreements signed by the provincial government.
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- truck maker MAN SE is at an advanced stage of setting up a plant in Pakistan with -
Forecasting greater demand of heavy vehicles under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), vehicle manufacturers are flocking to Pakistan to explore opportunities of investment with - SE being the latest addition to the growing list
MAN SE, which has been watching the Pakistan market for over five years, is expected to officially announce its decision within a couple of months.
It is pertinent to mention that 75% of MAN SE’s ownership rests with the Volkswagen Truck and Bus GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG.
That require great skills and experience to operate such heavy equipment on a narrow slope
Also I am wondering why Germany is setting up a truck plant in Pakistan, (I understand they are forecasting more truck traffic), but is the traffic enough to justify on setting up a plant there. Is China going to use Pakistan as the entrance to the middle east or are they setting up a trade pact like Canada and US where the exchange goods
I am not quiet clear for that either. CPEC construction need lots of trucks, but that is now, not some years later when the proposed plant begin to produce, it would be too late. Pakistan itself is not a big country in terms of geography. So the domestic market for trucks after the major infrastructure work of CPEC is done is not very big.
One thing special about MAN's mother company VW is that, it moves extremely fast, early and long term looking. It is the first western company to set up joint venture in China. It's car VW and Audi have been dominant in China ever since, and are still highly regarded after Mercedes, BMW, Buick, Ford etc. moved in. It is just natural for VW to take on a good position early on for the next couple of decades to come.
The only possible reason is lower production cost which also attracts other car manufactures like Chinese in a separate post. That is to say, MAN and other vehicle investors are aiming to use Pakistan as a manufacturing base for further export.
The one thing special there is that, CPEC has dedicated industrial zones probably modeled after numerous such zones in China where investors are exempted from taxes. This makes CPEC and Pakistan standing out of the region. For comparison, India has heavy domestic protections, Central Asians run business more like the Soviet/Russian, while CPEC is run closer to the state-capitalist in China.
I believe Pakistan consciously pursuit Gwadar (port and industrial parks) to be another Shenzhen.
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They could have been provided or requested by the Pakistani side.