In terms of dependence on China, Cambodia and Singapore are in second place after Pakistan, while Thailand is at number three. At the same time, South Africa and Peru have been placed at the fifth position in this list.
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It has been found in a study that Pakistan is at number one among the 82 countries in the world which are most affected by China. According to media reports, a database released once again on December 8 by Doublethink Labs, a Taiwan-based research organization, in the China Index. Pakistan has been ranked at the top of the list among 82 other countries around the world.
According to this, Cambodia and Singapore are in second place after Pakistan in terms of dependence on China, while Thailand is at number three. At the same time, South Africa and Peru have been placed at the fifth position in this list. Philippines is seventh, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are in eighth and ninth place, while Malaysia is in 10th place.
Germany and America also in the list
Actually Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, both these countries share a border with China’s Xinjiang province. At the same time, according to the report, Germany is at 19th place in European countries, while America is at 21st place. While making this list of China, the research team had divided it into nine categories to know the influence of China around the world. This includes higher education, domestic politics, economic relations, foreign policy, military cooperation, media, technology, and cultural relations.
Database prepared to increase awareness
According to media reports, Min Hwen-woo, co-founder and CEO of Doublethink Labs, said that the database has been prepared to increase people’s awareness on different aspects of China’s influence. He said that this can also give a lot of information about the different ways of applying pressure to China.
Pakistan’s dependence on China
The main reason for Pakistan being number one in this list is the presence of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the country. This corridor is a center point of Beijing’s Belt and Road initiative. This includes financing of Chinese entities in the development of infrastructure projects over the past 10 years. For this reason, Pakistan’s dependence on China has increased a lot.
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