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CPEC

Anatol Lieven:

CPEC is an economic breakthrough for Pakistan. There is no doubt that continued


economic development is key to a strong Pakistan. The corridor will help to eliminate the
poverty in Pakistan by creating new business.

Cpec will be a strategic game changer in the region, which would go a long way in making
Pakistan a richer and stronger entity than ever before

First post India

What is CPEC?

CPEC is a collection of projects currently under development at a cost of $62 billion

CPEC is considered to be an extension of China’s proposed ambitions of 21st century silk road
initiative

Link Pakistan city Gwadar to Xinjiang

Advantages for Pakistan

1: overcoming energy crisis

Generation capacity 24830

Shortfall: 4500 mW

Cost to GDP: 2.25%

Investment in energy: $33 billion

Early harvest: 10400 MW

Web of renewable energy projects

China zonergy company: quaid e Azam solar park 1000MW

Jimpur wind power plant: 56.4 MW

Up-gradation of Tarbela

Non-renewable projects under the aegis of CPEC

Bulk of coal based plants: $5.8 Billion


Early harvest projects

1: Thar 1 660MW

2: Port Qasim: 1320 MW

3: Sahiwal coal project 1320

2: Encouragement for bilateral science and technology


PAK-China science technology and logistic park 1.5 billion

3: Upgradation of Transportation and infrastraucture

a: 10.3 billion road transportation

b: railway system: mainline railway Karachi to Peshawar

c: Orange line

4: CPEC: a realisation of dream of economic prosperity

Connectivity

Supplier chain

Investment

5: tangible improvements in security situation

Peace in Baluchistan via economic prosperity

Geoploitical impacts of CPEC

Circumvent the strait of Malacca

Improving the access to western china

Bridging the gaps between centre and south Asia

Participation of Saudi Arabia: Ample space for additional partners

Changing regional alliances

Beijing Incorporates Pakistan and Afghanistán deeper in its sphere of influence


Indian Ocean as an ace card

Trump’s pivot to middle east and obor

Formation of new nexus of Russia China and Iran

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