I agree with the author that China can not Keep distancing itself from terror gaming of Pakistan if it wants CPEC to succeed. Although Pakistan claimed to have deployed 15,000-strong force for Chinese security, but kidnapping of Chinese in Pakistan soil has commenced. Later PLA may need to formally enter Pakistan to secure Chinese people working there. . Those in power in Pakistan including Pakistan Army may continue to put a false front so long the fund flow keeps coming to them, but the people and most importantly the Jihadi’s earlier nurtured by Pakistan but now working against them will certainly mind it as it disturbs their well established terror industry.
This will bring China into a new conflict arena risking their country exposed to Terrorism, a lesson which US learnt too late after going through the entire exercise, which China is just commencing. The Jihadist’s do not want to see any foreigners including Chinese. Although CPEC, edging US out of this strategic space may be too lucrative, but they are marred with the risk of terror attack in China, including mainland as it happened in case of US. Now China will have to take a call of fighting Terrorism or keep looking the other side till Terrorism strikes them.