The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is described as the single biggest comprehensive project between any two countries. China is investing some $50 billion in Pakistan to create highways, railways, power plants and industrial parks. All the investment is expected to improve Pakistan’s economy and promote connectivity in South Asia with China’s One Belt One Road initiative.
To discuss the outlook for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor:
- Haiyun Ma, assistant professor at Frostburg State University
- Ume Farwa, research fellow with the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad
- Song Zhang, chief correspondent with Shanghai Wen Hui Daily in Washington, D.C.
- Andrew Small a senior transatlantic fellow in the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund and author of “The China-Pakistan Axis: Asia’s New Geopolitics”
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Pakistani minister Ahsan Iqbal discussed the future of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor this week: https://t.co/w4L6kZcJvX
— U.S. Inst. of Peace (@USIP) February 5, 2017
Shipping seafood through the #China–#Pakistan Economic Corridor: an important part of the #BeltandRoad initiative https://t.co/tkdijJn71p pic.twitter.com/XFDaDfeiWG
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) February 14, 2017