Ah!. The Old Silk Road

China is determined to open the Old Silk Road on-the-ground.

The portion of the road is the corridor into Pakistan is over the the Pamirs. 

Note the enthusiastic committeemen of support:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-03/11/c_136121332.htm.

As they say:

Business is Business

and

Money is Money.

And everyone wants them.