current affairs MCQ #5948

What is the primary strategic rationale Pakistan cites for maintaining close ties with China despite Western criticism?

current affairs MCQ #5948

  1. Question 1

    Q1. What is the primary strategic rationale Pakistan cites for maintaining close ties with China despite Western criticism?

    • A) China provides nuclear technology under NPT exemptions
    • B) China offers development finance without political conditionalities
    • C) China guarantees Pakistan's UNSC veto by proxy
    • D) China provides a defence treaty with mutual defence clauses

    Answer: China offers development finance without political conditionalities

    Explanation: Pakistan consistently argues that Chinese investment and loans, particularly under CPEC, come without the governance conditionalities attached by Western lenders and the IMF, making China a more politically convenient development partner.