Topic: Pak-China Relationship

Content list: •Pak-China relationship backgrounds

•Diplomatic relations•Economic relations•Military relations

•China's role in Pakistan's nuclear program•Views on Pakistan and China relationship•Issues of Pakistan and China relationship

• Important events•Conclusion•Suggestion

Pak-China relationship backgrounds:

•Pakistan has a long and symbiotic relationship with China. Which is based on mutual support.

•Pakistan And China Relationship Began In 1950 as Pakistan is the First Muslim Country To Establish Relations With China.

•PAKISTAN helped china to build a relation with the Muslim world.

•Due to Pakistan , china became a member of UN.

•The Two Countries Had Regularly Exchanged High-level Visits Resulting In A Variety Of Agreements.

• Diplomatic Relations Were Established In 1950.

•Military Assistance Began In 1966.

•Economic Co-operation Began In 1979.

Diplomatic relations•Diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China were established on 21 May 1951.

• In Sino-Indian war 1962, China and Pakistan joined hands against India.

• One year after Sino- India war, Pakistan built the Karakoram Tract to China to improve diplomatic relations.

• AS, Pakistan opened a gate for China to the West ,that made possible Nixon us president visit to China in 1972. China in turn provided extensive economic aid and political support towards Pakistan.

• after 9/11, Pakistan has increased the scope of Chinese influence and support by agreeing to a number of military projects, combined with extensive economic support and investment from the Chinese.

•China supports Pakistan on Kashmir while Pakistan supports China on the issues of Xinjiang ,Tibet, and Taiwan.

Economic relations:

•Economic trade between Pakistan and China is increased in recent years. China greatly increases its investments in Pakistan.•a trade free agreement has been signed recently. •China is helping to develop Pakistan's infrastructure through the construction of power plants, roads and communication nodes.•Pakistan exports cotton and jute to china.•Zong (1st 3G and 4G mobile network operator in Pakistan) is the first overseas setup and it relates to china.

• China sponsored a wide variety of projects in Pakistan.

• Gwadar Deep Sea Port.• Larkana sugar mill.

• Saindak Copper project in Baluchistan.• The machine tool factory of Karachi

•Upcoming projects • Thar coal power plant

• Lahore orange line metro train project• dawood wind power project at sindh • Road network corridor from kashger to

gawader • QUAID E AZAM solar power , Bahawalpur

• Coal fired power plant, sahiwal.• Coal fired power plant, Jhelum.

Military relations:•China enjoys strong defense ties with Pakistan.•China provided alot of military equipments to the Pakistan Army, helping in establishement of factories, providing technological facilities. as well as financial support:

•Heavy mechanical complex•Aeronautical complex (kamra)

•The armies had also scheduled a joint military exercises.• china helped Pakistan when there is no hope of external support .

• E.g. in 1965,1971 wars

 •Both , countries are involved in the several projects to enhance military and defense systems, which includes :

•JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft•K-8 Karakorum advance aircraft

•Jl-8 aircraft •L-15 aircraft

•Al-Khalid tanks •the Babur cruise missile.

•F-22 navel frigates

China's role in pakistan's nuclear programs.

•China helped Pakistan in developing its nuclear power plants . China gave technical and material support in completing. Chashma nuclear power plant I, II, III ,IV V. That played a major role in uranium production .•Chinese helped in building the Khushab reactor, which is playing a key role in Pakistan's production of plutonium.

Views on Pakistan and China relationship:

•In world China and Pakistan relations has been compared to Israel – United States relations.•In 2010, U.S questioned about Pakistan and china, the Chinese responded : “ Pakistan is our Israel”

•Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf said about this friendship "time-tested and all-weather friend",in return Chinese president Hu Jintao referred Pakistan as "a good friend and partner”.

Issues of Pakistan and china relationship:

• Taliban which are labeled as Pakistani terrorists are involved in violence in Chinese province Xinjiang. Pakistan's failure to prevent this.

• U.S. War On Terror and China is against of U.S. influence in the region. as, Pakistan is a US ally i.e. China is forced to step up its support in order to maintain its influence in region .

•2010 – China donated $260 million dollars to flood hit Pakistan and sent 4 helicopters for rescue operations.

•2011 – Pakistan bought air-to-air SD 10 missiles from China.

•2013 – On 24 December , China announced $6.5 billion for the construction of nuclear power project in Karachi.

Important events : (2010 -2015 }

•Chinese companies sign $46 billion of 51 project.

•2014: On 8 November 2014, Pakistan and China signed 19 agreements particularly of $42 billion relating China–Pakistan Economic Corridor.

•2015: Recently , after 9 years , Chinese president(xi jinping) two day visited to Pakistan on {20 – 21 April}.

•Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif  , a two-day visit to China  on  26 January 2015.

Suggestions:•Relationship of two countries will continue to grow if we ensure fusion of all the three pillars of relations – > strategic >economic >people to people exchanges.•Establishment of interaction b/w youth of both countries will be a good plan .•Pakistan provides proper security to the Chinese worker and projects in Pakistan.•Export or import of goods on equal bases, because Pakistan import more goods as compare to export.

Conclusion:•Pak-china relation holds great important in the world. The need of the time is that both countries work together to make it strong.

•Pak-China relation is not only on the political level but people of both the countries share a deep and special bond. It was clear from the visit of Chinese President to Pakistan.

•This historic friendship termed as “stronger than steel, sweeter than honey, deeper than oceans and higher than mountain.