gazoomartian
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Re: China pledges support for Pakistan
After Kyani's statement that we can do w/o their release of fund, and statement from China that they would make up for the loss, Washington has loosened up a bit. They made a statement today:
The United States wants Pakistan to do more in the fields of counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency and intelligence to qualify for the resumption of US military aid, the State Department said on Monday.
[FONT="]It shows they are desperate and they were just bluffing. China played a major role in shutting up the US by pledging the support to Pak if the aids were curtailed.[/FONT]
Thank you China : (clap)
BEIJING: China pledged its support for close ally Pakistan on Tuesday, after the United States announced it would suspend $800 million worth of security aid to Islamabad.
"Pakistan is an important country in South Asia. The stability and development of Pakistan is closely connected with the peace and stability of South Asia," foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters.
"China has always provided assistance to Pakistan, helping it improve people's livelihood and realise the sustainable development of its economy and society. China will continue to do so in the future."
US President Barack Obama's chief of staff, William Daley, announced in a television interview on Sunday that the United States had decided to withhold almost a third of its annual $2.7 billion security assistance to Islamabad. (AFP)
http://www.geo.tv/7-13-2011/83627.htm
After Kyani's statement that we can do w/o their release of fund, and statement from China that they would make up for the loss, Washington has loosened up a bit. They made a statement today:
The United States wants Pakistan to do more in the fields of counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency and intelligence to qualify for the resumption of US military aid, the State Department said on Monday.
[FONT="]It shows they are desperate and they were just bluffing. China played a major role in shutting up the US by pledging the support to Pak if the aids were curtailed.[/FONT]
Thank you China : (clap)