Ahmed Ejaz, an expert on Asian security at the University of Punjab, believes that for China, the stakes are far too great for it to turn its back on Pakistan.

• 旁遮普大学的亚洲安全问题专家艾哈迈德-艾贾兹认为，对于中国来说，背弃巴基斯坦的代价极为巨大。