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Pakistani Minister: 'debt trap' accusations of China's BRI a 'fact trap'
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Ahsan Iqbal, Pakistan's Minister of Planning Development and Special Initiatives, firmly rejects the perception that China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a so-called "debt trap". "These are stories made to create negative perceptions in global geopolitics of competition." He believes facts speak louder than words: "Wherever BRI has gone, the local people there can testify that it has had very positive impacts."

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