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Groundbreaking of Rashakai Special Economic Zone

28 May 2021 · 2018 to now

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All events 2013 · Pakistan and China sign CPEC memorandum in Beijing 2013 · Xi proposes Silk Road Economic Belt in Kazakhstan 2015 · Xi's Islamabad visit: 51 agreements, about $45-46bn portfolio 2016 · First CPEC trade convoy cargo ships out from Gwadar 2017 · 1,320 MW Sahiwal coal plant completed as early harvest 2017 · CPEC Long-Term Plan 2017-2030 launched 2020 · ECNEC approves $6.8bn ML-1 railway upgrade; financing still pending

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2021 · Groundbreaking of Rashakai Special Economic Zone 2021 · Dasu bus attack kills 13, including nine Chinese workers 2023 · CPEC's 10th anniversary marked in Islamabad 2024 · Dues owed to Chinese power producers near Rs550bn

The flagship SEZ broke ground only in 2021 and just a few units have started building, so industrial gains lag.

Source: CPEC Secretariat

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Is CPEC a game changer for Pakistan's economy or an overstated promise?

“Supports” means it backs the claim: CPEC is a game changer for Pakistan's economy.

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No past question names it directly.