Ex-Pentagon official Michael Rubin opined that the IMF is bailing out China by sending money to Pakistan, adding, "Pakistan is today a satrapy of China." "Pakistan's Gwadar port was...original pearl on China’s string and its China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has put Islamabad $40 billion in the red," Rubin added. The IMF recently approved two bailout packages worth $2.4 billion for Pakistan.