"I think it is the obligation of a sovereign country to protect diplomatic missions and personnel according to the Vienna Convention," he said.The report has not been widely circulated in Chinese media. Observers said Beijing is embarrassed about admitting that it is worried about the safety of its envoys in the territory of its close ally, Pakistan. In June this year, two Chinese teachers were killed by militants in Pakistan. The letter specifically named a terrorist, Abdul Wali belonging to ETIM, and sought "immediate action" to protect the newly appointed Chinese envoy, Yao Jing , in Islamabad. A grenade attack at a workers' hostel in Gwadar, a key point in the corridor, left 26 people injured last week.

Source: Times of India October 23, 2017 16:24 UTC