Gwadar to become a proxy Chinese city
The development of a port followed by the construction of a majority Chinese funded industrial park is intended to lead to the establishment of a proxy Chinese city, two policy researchers of US based Stimson Center have said. “The Port-Park-City (PPC) model that China is pursuing in Pakistan’s Gwadar, as a part of the USD 62 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), might possess “undesirable consequences” and end up being a “state within a state,” the researchers hav
AS FINANCIAL HURDLES HIT CPEC, WHAT’S IN STORE FOR PAKISTAN?
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a priority for both Pakistan and China, has hit hurdles at each phase. China has now and again assured Pakistan of its support for this infrastructure and development project but several CPEC initiatives have been delayed while others are facing fresh trouble. Though shared interests drive CPEC, financial confusion and concerns about delays are slowly changing the narrative into a purely cost-benefit analysis for both countries – m
CPEC an existential threat to Baloch: Khan of Kalat
Khan of Kalat Mir Suleman Dawood has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an existential threat to the Baloch nation and its people and threatens India as well as American interests in the region. Khan of Kalat Mir Suleman Dawood has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an existential threat to the Baloch nation and its people and threatens India as well as American interests in the region. Dubbing CPEC as a ‘Chinese military project’,