India
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Beijing’s greater strategic plan
Airport, roads & railways construction at China control port signed
Pakistan infrastructure & energy the focus
China to build 6.5-billion nuclear power plant in Karachi
oil pipelines planned
Planned construction pipeline from Gwadar’s port to northwestern China
China + Pakistan
= longtime strategic & diplo co-op
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
OIL pipelines to China:
*Kazakhstan
*Turkmenistan
*Pakistan - from Gwadar’s port to nthwest China {pending}
China–Pakistan Eco. Corridor
devel megaproject
Gwadar Port Pak to China Xinjiang
highways, railways & pipelines - oil + gas
Blockade in war of Straits of Malacca path
= 80% of China energy imports
China-Pak Eco Corridor creates alternative routes
China energy imports: 80% imported energy supplies from Middle East & West Africa. China creating x3 new routes.
3 new energy routes China
*Guangzhou to Pak
*Shanghai to Uzbekistan, Teheran/Iran & port in Persian Gulf
*Beijing thru Russia
Potential sea blockade imposed by US if East Asia conflict
= China ways to bypass sea lanes subject to US naval dominance
CPEC-related activities
= worth $50.6 billion
*China smart - option to chose alternative if Pak doesn't deliver on time
CPEC
Pakistan faces challenge of maintaining political stability& consensus & assuring security.
Gwadar port - Pakistan
= bankrolled for decade by China
= China govt co 2013 manages port
India fear of 'string of pearls'
China
"string of pearls"
= network of China naval bases encircling India from sea
= cramping India maritime aspirations
Western Pacific
= China is rising naval challenger facing off vs seagoing hegemon, USA
South Asia
= China looks to Indian eyes like the seagoing hegemon of the future.
CPEC
India unease at Pakistan-China corridor + port
/ affect on maritime balance of power in Indian Ocean
India vulnerability + USA primacy (East Asia)
= concern re network of Chinese bases
Gwadar site - does have vulnerabilities
Gwadar site Pakistan
= exposure to missile attack
= Gwadar wartime use to China not guaranteed
*but very good economically
CPEC
China - String of Pearls
Pakistan
“guns over butter”
military over economic
Pak has nuclear weapons but yet to achieve a reliable source of energy
[thediplomat]
Pakistan
economic policy dominated by:
desire to maintain a military-industrial complex capable of competing against India
but real boosts to Pak economy are: agriculture, chemicals, textiles & manufactured goods (tradable on global market)
[thediplomat]
Pakistan
= access to Indian Ocean
= good access to markets, East & West
= interl reach> diaspora
= 3rd largest English-speaking pop in world
Pak
*failure w/in political sphere to respond to Taliban + reactionaries
*rampant inflation
*serious lack of currency reserves
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