Category: CPEC

India Blasts China and Pakistan for Inviting Other Countries to Participate on Economic Corridor Projects

On July 26, Indian officials denounced a move by Pakistan and China to involve other nations in the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, which India does not recognize as legitimate, claiming the territory belongs to India and has been illegally occupied by Pakistan. India’s external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that any participation from third…


China ‘Outraged’ by Karachi Blast, Urges Pakistan to Take Action

China was “shocked and outraged” by the suicide bombing attack in Karachi that killed three Chinese nationals and a Pakistani national, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told his Pakistani counterpart on May 16. Li spoke by phone with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and urged him to “make every effort to deal with the follow-up matters…


Alliances Shifting in South Asia: India-US Versus China-Pakistan

News Analysis India is preparing to fight a war on two fronts, while Pakistan is discovering that the cost of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) includes crippling debt, loss of U.S. alliance, and potential conflict with India. In 2018, the World Bank warned countries participating in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that the project…


For Beijing, Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan Creates More Problems Than Benefits, Experts Say

The Chinese regime has more to lose than to gain with a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan as Beijing faces a tough task ahead fostering its relationship with the militant group, China experts warned recently. “I’m not sure that China is actually going to benefit because Beijing now has to do something that it’s never done before, which…