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Securing Xinjiang: China adds security component to Belt and Road initiative
China appears to be shifting gears in its multi-billion dollar Belt and Road initiative. Long projected as driven by economics and the benefit of...
A double-edged sword: China and Pakistan link up with fibreoptic cable
This month’s inauguration of a fibreoptic cable linking Pakistan with China could prove to be a double-edged sword. Constructed by Chinese conglomerate Huawei Technologies...
CPEC and Pakistan’s energy crises
An adequate amount of electricity is primarily a way towards the industrial growth, transportation, infrastructural improvement, sustainable development, education, agricultural advancement, research and development...
Pakistani elections spotlight the country’s contradictory policies
A virulently anti-Shiite, Saudi-backed candidate for parliament in Pakistan’s July 25 election symbolizes the country’s effort to reconcile contradictory policy objectives in an all...
CPEC and Pakistan-China Energy cooperation
The demands of global energy are substantially rising day by day in the 21st century, whereas the dependency on fossil fuels like coal, oil...
The FATF meeting: Unjustified decision for Pakistan
The threat that loomed over Pakistan since February has finally made an impact and unfortunately it is a negative one. In simpler words, Pakistan...
CPEC: Cause or remedy to Pakistan’s debt dilemma?
New times, Similar woes
Pakistan’s most recent debt and balance of payment crises have come to highlight yet again the continuing fragility of its economic...
Pakistan’s financial crisis puts Belt and Road on the spot
Increased Pakistani dependence on China to help it avert resorting to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to avoid a financial and economic crisis spotlights...
Bringing environmental sustainability to the fore-front of the CPEC agenda
For all the hope and excitement being generated by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), it is easy to lose sight of why and what...
Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS): What is in it for the CPEC?
China intends to extend the CPEC into Afghanistan which is a positive move towards regional economic integration. So, it has played a vital role...