BRI dept trap is considered an economic dimension of China's salami slice strategy.[119] China's sovereignty slicing tactic dilutes the sovereignty of the target nations mainly using the debt trap, Beijing pressured a debt trapped Tajikistan to handover 1,158 sq km territory which still owes China US$1.2b out of total $2.9b debt. Other nations with a similar risk of sovereignty slicing are Pakistan, Madagascar, Mongolia, Maldives, Kyrgyzstan Montenegro and Laos which are heavily in Chinese debt trap.[119]