With the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese private security companies (PSCs) have expanded their footprint worldwide to protect Chinese nationals and projects, making private security a lucrative emerging industry. Many observers and analysts have attempted to examine the emergence of such private security companies with Chinese characteristics. In this episode, Ms Claudia Chia, Research Analyst, ISAS, discusses the presence of Chinese PSCs in Pakistan and Afghanistan, as well as related issues surrounding the global expansion of Chinese PSCs, with Dr Alessandro Arduino, Principal Research Fellow, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore.
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