Is CPEC in Danger? | China Steps Back from ML-1 | Is CPEC Over After Pak US Relations | Latest News

Описание: The news has gone viral: “China has pulled out of CPEC after Pakistan’s growing closeness with the US.”
Social media is buzzing with claims that Beijing is angry, ML-1 funding is halted, and Xi Jinping has warned Pakistan at the SCO summit about Chinese workers’ security.

But what is the truth? Has China really abandoned CPEC, or is this just propaganda designed to create cracks in the Pakistan–China partnership?

In this video, we break down the *complete story with facts and sources*:

🔹 Breaking update (Aug–Sep 2025): Asian Development Bank (ADB) steps in with \~\$2 billion for the Karachi–Rohri section after years of Chinese financing delays 【Reuters – Aug 22, 2025】.
🔹 Minister’s statement (Mar 2025): Pakistan’s Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi had already said “If foreign financing doesn’t come, we will do ML-1 ourselves” — long before any US meetings 【Dawn – Mar 15, 2025】.
🔹 The project itself: ML-1 is a massive 1,800 km railway upgrade (Karachi–Peshawar). Cost: initially \$9.2bn, cut down to \$6.7bn.
🔹 Xi at SCO (Sep 2025): Repeated demand for tighter security for Chinese personnel — not a new concern, but a continuation of longstanding Chinese pressure 【Reuters – Sep 2, 2025】.
🔹 CPEC 2.0: Despite ML-1 financing delays, Beijing and Islamabad signed 21 B2B MoUs worth \$4.2bn in agriculture, IT, mining, and manufacturing 【Arab News – Sep 2025】.


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Disclaimer

This video is based on publicly available news reports and credible sources including Reuters, Dawn, Arab News, and Economic Times.
The analysis presented reflects independent journalistic interpretation and is *not influenced by any government or political party*.
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