Aside from property development within China, China will be...

Aside from property development within China, China will be needing steel for projects it has underway with neighbouring countries.

Pakistan and China unveilled an ambitious plan to develop Karachi coast. Prime Minister Imran Khan called China's planned $3.5 billion development of Karachi port a "game-changer." (Source Reuters) ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer October 5, 2021 18:01 JST

The Karachi port will be connected to China by an economic corridor.

Also a Chinese built port for cape size vessells in Myanmar is being connected to China by an economic corridor.

At the same time another economic corridor linking Thailand to China via Laos is well underway . . . (crossing the Mekong not far from The Friendship Bridge at Nong Khai, . . . the bridge was a gift from Australia - Keating government)

Trivia . . . some may rememember Imran as captain of Pakistan cricket team in the 70s. He then went on to become PM . . . 60 minutes did an exposė regarding his benevolance to the people of Pakistan.