China has proposed a $58 billion railway system that would connect Pakistan to Western China.

This railway system will reduce western trade dependence. Sources from Chinese rail review board say that this railway system connecting Pakistan to China will change trade &… pic.twitter.com/9zAIROnPFK — Pakistan Strategic Forum (@ForumStrategic) April 28, 2023

The railroad is part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which is China’s global infrastructure development strategy adopted in 2013 that includes investing in more than 150 countries, and international organizations.