into china. >> reporter: china is pakistan's main arms supplier. they're also investing aid and power supplies. if the relationship has its limits, china has strong trade ties with its archrival, india. and pakistan wants them to do more. but the two sides insist their relationship remains steadfast and here in this restaurant, some who are weary of assistance from the west want that relationship to grow. >> they invest add lot of money in pakistan, but it was not invested in the right direction and in the right areas. >> reporter: china now making its own investments and some saying increasing its influence. and in just a couple of hours from now both sides are expected to hash out a number of agreements to cement that