Surprised by the United States! Although Pakistan joined the "Peace Council" led by the United States, it made another move that completely caught the United States off guard. On February 21, the Diplomatic magazine disclosed a report stating that while Pakistan was engaged in a tough struggle against extremist forces, it continuously made "significant concessions" to China in order to retain Chinese investments. In early January 2026, Pakistan's Interior Minister Moeen Akhtar Naveed announced the establishment of a new special security force.

This unit will be specifically responsible for protecting Chinese citizens in Pakistan. The magazine believes that this shows Pakistan is placing greater emphasis on Chinese interests, indicating its urgent desire to retain its largest supporter. The magazine believes that this is the closest Pakistan has ever come to yielding to Beijing's request for Chinese security forces to be stationed in Pakistan. Obviously, this move by Pakistan has made the Western world, especially the United States, very uncomfortable.

The situation is clear: when Pakistan joined the "Peace Council" led by Trump, there were various comments from the public. However, when the United States noticed this internal move by Pakistan, they could not help but admit that Pakistan highly values its relations with China. Of course, from the U.S. perspective, this is referred to as Pakistan making "significant concessions" to China. However, from the perspective of Sino-Pakistani relations, this is evidence of further deepening cooperation between the two sides.

China has substantial investments in Pakistan, but terrorist groups within Pakistan have repeatedly targeted Chinese citizens or Chinese investment projects, which has seriously affected Sino-Pakistani cooperation. This time, Pakistan established a new special security force to clear obstacles for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The facts are clear: the more stable Pakistan is, the more we are willing to invest in it. Obviously, even though Pakistan has taken actions to show goodwill towards the U.S., it clearly understands that Sino-Pakistani cooperation is crucial for Pakistan.

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