Since 2013 Beijing has worked diligently to develop the Belt and Road Initiative as a win-win project capable of transcending adversarial diplomatic relationships. Its success will depend heavily on decreasing regional hositilities.
"China is our friend and this incident will leave a bad taste," according to Javed Hussain, a member of the local assembly for the Pakistani region that borders Xinjiang.
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