Essay Outline: China Pakistan Energy Corridor (CPEC)

The CPEC is a 3,000-kilometre network of roads, railways and pipelines to transport oil and
gas from Gwadar Port to Kashgar city, northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous
region, China Daily reports. China and Pakistan have agreed to build One Belt One Road
project more commonly known as China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is expected to bring
about both peace and prosperity in South Asia. This corridor will link between Kashgar in
north-western China to Pakistan’s Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea near the border with
Iran via roads, railways and pipelines. There are many internal and external challenges for
Pakistan government to implement this multi-dollars project. However, it is a game changer
project which will transforn1 the fate of Pakistan and will help Pakistan modernize. It will
improve the economy and trade, enhance regional connectivity, overcome energy crises,
develop infrastructure and establish people to people contacts in both the countries.

Proposed by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during his visit to Pakistan in May 2013, the CPEC
will act as a bridge for the new Maritin1e Silk Route that envisages linking three billion
people in Asia, Africa and Europe.

The project links China’s strategy to develop its western region with Pakistan’s focus on
boosting its economy, including the infrastructure construction of Gwadar Port, together
with some energy cooperatton and investment programmes. It also involves road and
railway construction including an upgrade of the 1,300-km Karakoram Highway, the highest
paved international road in the world which connects China and Pakistan across the
Karakoram mountains.

The CPEC will reduce China’s routes of oil and gas imports from Africa and the Middle East
by thousands of kilometres, making Gwadar a potentially vital link in China’s supply chain.

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Essay Outline: China Pakistan Energy Corridor (CPEC)

Introduction
Development of Gwadar
Previous project: Silk Road
Projects
Fruits for Pakistan
The Concept of One Belt and One Road
Different Routes
Agreement of Bilateral Trade and Economic Ties
Geostrategic Location of Gwadar
Challenges for Pakistan
Internal
External
Counter Indian Influence
Economic Gains from This Project
Removal of Social Problems Due to CPEC
Balance of Power in South Asia
Effects of the Projects
Conclusion

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