China's New Silk Road Hinges on a Small Pakistan Port [Getty Images]

A mural reading "Long live the friendship of Pakistan and China" stands at Gwadar Port in Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan, on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. Gwadar is the cornerstone of Chinese President Xi Jinping's so-called One Belt, One Road project to rebuild the ancient Silk Road, a trading route connecting China to the Arabian Sea that slices through the Himalayas and crosses deserts and disputed territory to reach this ancient fishing port, about 500 miles by boat from Dubai. Photographer: Asim Hafeez/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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