timothy mcdonald, thank you for the update.istani and the western port city of gwadar is now the site of billions of dollars of chinese investment, the linchpin of a project connecting western china to the arabian sea, cutting thousands of miles off from trading routes between china, the middle east and africa. evidence of chinese investment in gwadar isn't hard to find. the work you is being financed by a state—owned chinese company in exchange for concessions to the port for 40 years. this port is very much a work in progress but by 2022, the plan is for it to be able to handle around 30 million tons of cargo. along with rehabilitating the port, and economic free zone has been constructed here as well as a new connecting road, airport and power plant. they are either being built as grants or interest—free loans and thatis as grants or interest—free loans and that is because gwadar port is the heart of the multibillion—dollar china— pakistani economic corridor that will drastically cut the journey time for chinese exports and