The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: A View from the Ground

China - Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a $ 600 billion connection project from Kashgar, a city in the western part of China, to the Persian Gulf route, Pakistan Arabian port near Ivan. It is an important part of Beijing's broader "Belt and Road" initiative.

What goals do Pakistan and China want to achieve through CPEC? How is CPEC related funds used? Can CPEC change Pakistan's economy? What economic, political and social factors will interfere with the progress of CPEC? If so, can Pakistan overcome them? How will CPEC affect the broader South Asia region?

The event is based on a thorough and field study for multimedia presentations, based on South Asian analyst Alif Rafiq. He recently visited Pakistan, including the main CPEC nodes of Gwadar and Gilgit-Baltistan, interviewed various stakeholders, learned more about the CPEC program, observed the early progress, and evaluated Pakistan did. How to maximize the project to achieve sustainable, inclusive and rapid economic growth

The main Chinese project in Pakistan is the China - Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $ 46 billion CMB transport and energy corridor project. CPEC will have a series of effects on these two counties and regions. CPEC may oversee Pakistan, the CPEC project, and politically degrade those who do it. Pakistan's army-private relations may be further affected. Both are trying to manage projects funded by China. The military and its affiliates, and the private government will receive considerable economic benefits through these projects. However, China is cautious about military intervention in Pakistan. Because it impairs the stability of military-private relations and ultimately affects China's reputation and support base in Pakistan. Military acquisitions will also reduce China's reputation in countries with similar interests

On the eve of the July 25th general election in Pakistan, most political parties united and believed that the China - Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would change Pakistan 's poor economy. In May this year, China 's ambassador to Pakistan insisted, "Whatever the political change in Pakistan, our commitment to the successful completion of CPEC will not change." Increased due to lack of consultation and concern about unfair distribution of future profits. In some places this is more obvious than the fishing village of Gwadar in the southern part of Balochistan, which is the entrance to the hallway, a symbol of tension around the other centers and threatening the implementation of CPEC.

Pakistan may want to eliminate Chinese warnings in the comments of Pakistan 's Commercial Minister Abdul Razak Daoud last week. Abdul Razak Daoud proposes to suspend a one-year project in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, which is the support of Pakistan's "One Belt, One Road" Pakistan, including a trade route to rebuild Old Silk Road I will.