CPEC – Asia Times

Afghan road to China tests Pakistan’s power and leverage

by Imran Khurshid October 9, 2026October 12, 2026

China is increasingly trying to diversify its connections to the region as Pakistan’s actions in Afghanistan create new security and strategic problems for Beijing. The opening of a road through the Wakhan Corridor is an important step in that effort. Afghanistan has formally inaugurated a 121-kilometer road through the corridor, running from Broghil to the […]

Pakistan’s new Chengdu trade route shows CPEC can work

by Mujtaba Arshad September 23, 2026September 28, 2026

China’s often flawed arms still buy lasting influence

by Gabriel Honrada July 7, 2026July 10, 2026

CPEC gave Balochistan roads and power. CPEC 2.0 must deliver jobs

by Rabia Abrar July 1, 2026July 1, 2026

China’s Belt and Road meets its security test in Pakistan

by Saima Afzal February 9, 2026February 13, 2026

China’s fading power and prestige in South Asia

by Behrouz Ayaz February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the group photo session during the BRICS Summit at the Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Center in Xiamen, southeastern China's Fujian province on September 4, 2017. File Photo: Reuters / Kenzaburo Fukuhara / Pool

China-India relations thaw but no major reset yet

by Swaran Singh August 20, 2025August 25, 2025

How CPEC went off the rails in Pakistan

by Soumya Bhowmick June 24, 2023June 24, 2023

Unraveling Pakistan’s economic crisis

by Soumya Bhowmick June 22, 2023June 22, 2023

Imran Khan shooting puts Pakistan on the brink

by Samina Yasmeen November 4, 2022November 8, 2022

Imperative to address Baloch insurgency

by Rahim Nasar May 24, 2022May 24, 2022

Snubbed by US, Pakistan falls back to China

by Salman Rafi Sheikh February 23, 2022February 26, 2022

Taliban’s mirror image TTP raising hell in Pakistan

by Salman Rafi Sheikh December 22, 2021December 28, 2021

Pakistan snubbed US democracy summit to please China

by FM Shakil December 13, 2021December 16, 2021

China’s BRI gets entangled in Pakistan port protest

by FM Shakil December 7, 2021December 14, 2021

Pakistan braces for a deep and wide US assault

by FM Shakil November 24, 2021November 30, 2021

China looks to Tajiks to spy Afghan terror risks

by Salman Rafi Sheikh November 8, 2021November 12, 2021

Afghan chess pieces moving fast and furious

by Pepe Escobar October 28, 2021October 30, 2021

China seeks opportunity in crisis in Afghanistan

by Vijay Prashad August 5, 2021August 10, 2021

Taliban won’t readily cut ties with anti-China ETIM

by FM Shakil August 5, 2021August 12, 2021

Pakistan seeks peace with anti-China Baloch rebels

by Salman Rafi Sheikh July 17, 2021July 21, 2021

New Great Game gets back to basics

by Pepe Escobar July 13, 2021July 16, 2021

Pakistan leans towards giving US military bases

by Salman Rafi Sheikh May 29, 2021June 2, 2021

Turkey-Iran-Pakistan: aspirations vs opportunities

by Sanjay Pulipaka April 21, 2021April 21, 2021

Huawei digitally connects Pakistan beyond India’s reach

by FM Shakil February 15, 2021February 19, 2021

Pakistan flag on soldier's uniform. Photo: iStock

The military seeds of Pakistan’s discontent

by Salman Rafi Sheikh December 13, 2020December 15, 2020

Another assets scandal, more silence by Pakistani elite

by Imad Zafar September 2, 2020September 2, 2020

A Pakistani soldier looks on during the opening of a trade project at the China-backed Gwadar port on November 13, 2016. Photo: AFP/ Aamir Qureshi

Chinese Dream: Xi’s attempted coup against Pakistan

by Ali Salman Andani July 25, 2020July 24, 2020

Pakistan engages Africa through economic diplomacy

by Fatima Raza June 22, 2020June 22, 2020

India’s opposition to CPEC on shaky ground

by Adnan Aamir April 1, 2020April 1, 2020

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