Pakistan China Relation Development

MARIAM ABBAS 15-10079 The Major Developments in Pakistans dealing with china Almost sixty years brace lapsed since Pakistan and chinaw ar established diplomatic affinity. The relationship between the two countries are season tried, an unbridled relationship which continues to puzzle and strengthen with passage of time. The area in which the two demesnes reside has undergone numerous Geo-strategic changes namely Sino-Indo relations, the collapse of Soviet Union, 9/11 with Pakistan becoming front line state in the warfare against terror and so on.In context to all these developings, chinaware and Pakistan find themselves on the same page , each strongly supporting each other at every forum thus exhibiting exemplary and unique affectionate relationship. The intensity of the relationship put up be gauged by the frequency of the visits by the two heads of the state which continue unabated. President Zardari stated on his flake visit to china in February 2009, within a yea r of victorious over the presidency, Perhaps no relationship between two crowned head states is as unique and durable as that between Pakistan and chinaware.On the Pakistan side of the Himalayas, the decently range that separates the two countries, china is seen as a true, time tried and reliable friend that has always come through for Pakistan. That the Pakistan-China companionship is high than the peaks of Himalayas is now a truism without exaggeration. I am certain that on the Chinese side a similar sentiment exists for Pakistan. It is a friendship grow in the hearts and bear in minds of the people of the two countries. 1 An perceptiveness into the significance of developments of relationships between the two nations are outlined below In 2005, China and Pakistan signed a land mark Treaty of knowledge and Co-operation, whereby they committed that neither party will join any alinement or bloc which infringes upon the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of ei ther nation, magic spell simultaneously positing that both parties would not conclude Treaties of this nature with any third party. 2 The above agreement is manifest of the deep rooted friendship between the two states.The security and territorial integrity of any nation is the most live element for existence for any nation. Pakistan China relationship were based on these foundations. Having build a solid foundation of friendship, China provided physical, technical and financial support to Pakistan on a number of vital projects stimulateing huge economic benefit. The infrastructure projects of Karakoram highway and Gwadar Port are a few significant developments. The construction of Gwader Port will bring immense economic activity in the area.It will too allow a strategic entrance to the Arabian Sea and the Indian maritime thus gaining a considerable influence in the percentage. The Peoples Republic of China whoop it ups strong defence ties with Pakistan. China fully supporte d Pakistan in its 1965 war against India. Chinas source of military equipment to Pakistan has steadily increased over the years. Ever since the colony on American military equipment has become unreliable and prone to unacknowledged conditions, the induction of Chinese hardware has increased. China has helped to establish ammunition factories, provided proficient assistance in modernizing existing facilities.Joint ventures such as development of JF-17 bonanza fighter air craft, AWACS system, Al-Khalid tanks, Babur cruise missiles are symbol of deep rooted military co-operation. China has also a vital strategic spare-time activity in developing relationship with Pakistan. Ever since the China India skirmish in the sixties over border dispute which resulted in India building up its forces along the disputed border leading to Chinese military intervention, China has opted for strong partnership with Pakistan to check any hemoginistic designs of India in the region.This analogy can best be summed up by Lisa Curtis in an article name Extent of Pakistan China Relationship as under Pakistan and China have long-standing(a) strategic ties, dating back five decades. China maintains a fat defence relationship with Pakistan and views a strong partnership with Pakistan as a useful way to contain Indian power in the region and divert Indian military force and strategic attention out-of-door from China.The China-Pakistan partnership serves both Chinese and Pakistani interests by presenting India with a electric potential two-front theater in the event of war with either country. Chinese officials also view a certain degree of India-Pakistan tension as march on their own strategic interests, as such friction bogs India down in South Asia and interferes with New Delhis ability to assert its global ambitions and vie with China at the international level. 3 China is fast emergent as the biggest economic tops(p) power.Economic trade between China and Pakistan is pro mptly increasing at a fast pace. Chinese products have fill the Pakistani market. Current trade between both countries is at $ 9 billion, making China the second largest trade partner of Pakistan. 4 China has also played a significant role in the development of nuclear power plants for peaceful purposes. The material and technical support provided by China in the completion of Chasma Nuclear Power Complex is a manifest of the deep rooted relationship.This has been despite the fact of increasingly soused export controls in western countries and opposition by major super powers thus it is true to state that Pak-China relationship is Time tested and in all weather. In Chinese, Pakistan found a best and most reliable friend. China always helped Pakistan economically and militarily when there was no hope for impertinent help. On the diplomatic front, Pakistan always find China firmly standing behind its back.As a reciprocal, Pakistan was not only the first country to actualise Ch ina but it always supported Chinas claim to the Chinese endow in the United Nations. Pak-China friendship is an all weather and time tested relationship based on mutual trust and respect. Both the countries enjoy convergence of views on all bilateral regional and international issues. To conclude it can be said without any doubt that Pak-China relationship is exemplary, which continues to grow and is envy for others. It is a friendship which is rooted in the hearts and mind of the peoples.