China-Pakistan Economic Corridor – Page 5 – Asia Times

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week to discuss improving economic and strategic issues aimed at countering China's growing influence in South Asia.
Photo: Wikimedia commons, via US state department.

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Threat of new cold war looms

by Imran Ali Sandano October 29, 2017October 29, 2017

Pakistani and Chinese workers at the site of a Belt and Road project in northern Pakistan. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, South Asia

Could China’s AIIB loans deepen Pakistan’s economic woes?

by F.M. Shakil September 17, 2017February 18, 2020

US soldiers prepare to raise the American flag during a memorial ceremony in Kabul to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sept. 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ismail

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

9/11 and the unsolvable Afghan drama

by Pepe Escobar September 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave

China, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia

India, Japan step up cooperation on connectivity, infrastructure

by Asia Unhedged September 11, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump announces his strategy for Afghanistan during an address from Fort Myer, Virginia, on August 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Recipe for total war on the Grand Chessboard

by Bilal Khan September 11, 2017

A man waits to cross a portion of track once shared with the disused Karachi Circular Railway line in Karachi, Pakistan, May 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Caren Firouz

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan a top beneficiary of China’s Belt & Road Initiative

by Jeff Pao September 9, 2017February 18, 2020

A waiter prepares tables at a Chinese restaurant catering to the growing Chinese population in Islamabad, Pakistan, on June 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Caren Firouz

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Chongqing, European Union, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Chinese risk-takers seek ‘Silk Road’ riches in Pakistan

by Brenda Goh and Drazen Jorgic August 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistani railway employees prepare a parade float decorated to mark the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) ahead of Independence Day celebrations in August.Photo: AFP / Farooq Naeem

China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

CPEC key to economic success of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

by Junaid Ashraf August 25, 2017

Chinese trucks carrying trade goods are pictured at Gwadar port on November 13, 2016. Photo: AFP / Aamir Qureshi

China, Pakistan, South Asia

CPEC could be an expensive albatross around Pakistani necks

by Salman Rafi July 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Shall we dance? Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and China's President Xi Jinping greet one another prior to the BRICS Summit in Goa on October 16, 2016. Photo: AFP / Prakash Singh

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

China and India torn between silk roads and cocked guns

by Pepe Escobar July 25, 2017February 18, 2020

An ice cream vendor pours chocolate syrup on an ice cream cone in Peshawar, Pakistan July 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Fayaz Aziz

China, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Data suggest Pakistan faces prospect of financial meltdown

by F.M. Shakil July 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Relatives wait outside a hospital after policemen were shot dead in Quetta, Pakistan, on July 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Naseer Ahmed

Afghanistan, China, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Catalogue of attacks shadows China’s CPEC hopes in Pakistan

by F.M. Shakil July 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs yoga on International Yoga Day in Lucknow, India June 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Pawan Kumar

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, Germany, India, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Pragmatism likely to prevail in India-China border standoff

by E Jaya Kumar July 17, 2017February 18, 2020

In this handout picture from the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on November 13, 2015, the vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, Fan Changlong and Pakistan army head Raheel Sharif (right) salute after laying a wreath at Yadgar-e-Shuhada in Rawalpindi. Photo via AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

US alarm at possible Chinese base in Pakistan ignores context

by F.M. Shakil June 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistani soldiers stand guard at the site where a Chinese couple were kidnapped in the neighbourhood of Jinnah town, in Quetta, on May 24. Photo: AFP / BanarasKhan

Beijing, China, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria

New targets in militant Balochistan as two Chinese kidnapped

by F.M. Shakil May 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistani and Chinese workers at the site of a Belt and Road project in northern Pakistan. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Pakistan, South Asia

CPEC investment to focus on Agriculture

by Asia Unhedged May 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif speaks at the inauguration of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor port in Gwadar, Pakistan November 13, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Caren Firouz

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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor master plan revealed

by Poo Yee Kai May 17, 2017May 17, 2017

A container is loaded on to the first Chinese container ship to depart after the inauguration of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor port in Gwadar, Pakistan November 13, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Caren Firouz

China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

China has Pakistan over a barrel on ‘One Belt, One Road’

by F.M. Shakil April 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistani and Chinese workers at the site of a Belt and Road project in northern Pakistan. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Pakistan, South Asia

China staving off Pakistan crisis with US$1.2b loans

by Asia Unhedged April 26, 2017February 18, 2020

The Dalai Lama waters a plant during his visit to Tawang district in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, India, on April 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Anuwar Hazarika

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

The highway to Tawang: South Tibet border dispute drags on

by Sabena Siddiqui April 26, 2017

A Chinese high-speed train stops at the port city of Qinhuangdao in Hebei province. Photo: Wikipedia Commons

Beijing, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Chinese firms compete for US$8 billion Pakistan rail project

by Asia Unhedged April 5, 2017February 18, 2020

The Eurasian Development Bank headquarters in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Economic cooperation among the Central Asian countries could get a shot in the arm from Chinese interest in the region. Photo: Shamil Zhumatov, Reuters

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, Cyprus, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey

China factor raising expectations for ECO’s prospects

by Altay Atli March 9, 2017

File photo of a Pakistani Naval guard warding off troublemakers at Gwadar port. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Game-changers ahead on the (long) Maritime Silk Road

by Pepe Escobar February 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Putin is flexible and pragmatic but harshly unwavering on Russian interests. Photo: Reuters/ Danish Siddiqui

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

India reboots security ties with Russia

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 29, 2017

Pakistan's Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, waves to the crew of the first Chinese container ship to depart after the inauguration of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor port in Gwadar, on November 13. Photo: REUTERS/Caren Firouz

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

China-Pakistan corridor the start of a new regional ‘great game’

by Salman Rafi Sheikh December 13, 2016February 18, 2020

A woman cleans up after dinner in her home during a power cut in Islamabad, Pakistan October 8, 2016. REUTERS/Caren Firouz

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

A new ‘East India Company’ in the making?

by Salman Rafi October 23, 2016

Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

China concerns prompt Pakistan to rethink security policies

by Salman Rafi Sheikh October 11, 2016February 18, 2020