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- Chinese nationals have been in crosshairs of separatist militants in Balochistan where China has a strategic port and mining interests
- Beijing has been pushing Pakistan to allow its own security staff to provide protection to thousands of Chinese citizens working there
BEIJING: China’s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Liu Bin met with a delegation from Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan on Monday, according to a ministry statement.
The two sides exchanged views on issues including security and cooperation between China and the province.
Chinese nationals have been in the crosshairs of separatist militants who believe Beijing is helping Pakistan exploit minerals in the underdeveloped province of Balochistan, where China has a strategic port and mining interests.
Beijing has been pushing Pakistan to allow its own security staff to provide protection to thousands of Chinese citizens working there, frustrated by the string of attacks on its citizens.
The push came after a bombing at the Karachi airport last October killed two Chinese engineers who were returning there to work at a power plant.