China and Pakistan Signal the Rest of the World
Posted on 28. Feb, 2011 by Editor in Opinion
By Dean Cheng
This week, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, who is also vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), which oversees the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), met with General Khalid Wynne, Chairman of Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. The meetings, and associated announcements, underscore the close security relationship between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Pakistan.
China and Pakistan have a long history of military cooperation. The Chinese have helped Pakistan develop its indigenous arms industry, and joint ventures between the two states include joint production of the K-8 trainer and FC-1/JF-17 multi-role combat aircraft and Chinese assistance in the development of the Al-Khalid main battle tank. Meanwhile, Chinese investments in Pakistani transportation infrastructure, including the development of Gwadar port and the construction of the Karakoram Highway linking the two nations, are often seen as having national security implications for both nations.
The announcement of further strengthening of defense links likely constitutes several messages, from both Beijing and Islamabad, aimed at a number of audiences. The most obvious is a reminder to India of the close strategic ties between China and Pakistan. As India modernizes its military, both China and Pakistan share an interest in keeping the Indian leadership on edge.
At the same time, both Beijing and Islamabad may be signaling Washington, although with somewhat different messages. From the Pakistani point of view, the intent may be to remind American leaders that Pakistan is not dependent upon the United States; indeed, there are other powerful states that support the current leadership of Pakistan, whatever their policies towards Afghanistan and India.
China, meanwhile, may well be signaling Washington that any effort to forge a closer US-India relationship will be met by corresponding Chinese moves. Indeed, coupled with Chinese efforts to sell two nuclear reactors to Pakistan, it would appear that China will use various means to balance the United States in the Indian Ocean region.
Courtesy Herritage Foundation.
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Mansoor Malik
01. Mar, 2011
The Pak-China friendship has always been looked at a long term relationship to establish the balance of power in our region. India has in the past being wooing the Soviet Union for most of its existence and has now shifted gears by embracing USA, a country which looks at short term partners. Pakistan is fortunate to have strategic partners like China and Turkey who have always been there, whenever required.
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01. Mar, 2011
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MountainHome
01. Mar, 2011
Actually, Pakistan's closeness to China has little to do with their relationship with the U.S.
China is a major enmy of India so this becomes a geo/political move by Pakistan. Still, good article & thanks.
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Governments are owned. Only look at things from the context of Global Corporate and financial Interests and things will be much clearer. Nation States Protect people, if the people participate in government. What would the world be like without Nation States and only international Finance and Corporate interests. China is defending Nations and people not Corporate interests.
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Pakistan's life long friendship with America proved demeaning to their national self respect bringing it to at the edge of collapse. How monetary based friendship of convenience with China will culminate not hard to guess. Pakistan sold away its sovereignity for the sake of money and protection to both the giants whose in political field interests are adverse. Being woman of two BIG Gurillas is a risky game. They may or may not tolerate and fight each other in compitition. But in every case woman would always be feeling tired and exhausted to meet their demands.
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