This article aims to explore this possibility by delving into the complex relationship between Pakistan and China, analyzing the financial data, and considering the broader implications of this economic dependency.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has departed to China with ambitious hopes of more loans, infra deals and to speed up the ongoing projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Chinese President Xi Jinping has reiterated Beijing's unwavering support to Islamabad, saying that "no matter how the international landscape may change, China will always stand firmly with Pakistan”.
''We have consistently rejected such statements in the past. The union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the union territory of Ladakh are and will always be integral and inalienable parts of India. No other country has a locus standi,'' Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at a media briefing.
China in a statement said that it strongly condemns and expresses great indignation over this major terrorist attack.
The two sides also signed and exchanged cooperation documents on health, youth exchanges and Gwadar Port development.
Wang Yi had said that the Kashmir issue is a 'dispute left from the past, and should be properly and peacefully resolved based in accordance with the UN Charter, UNSC resolutions and bilateral agreements'.
MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also referred to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) saying that India has consistently expressed concerns to both China and Pakistan on the projects.
The blast came days after terrorists attacked the Pearl Continental luxury hotel in the port city of Gwadar in Balochistan, killing at least eight persons, including four civilians and a Pakistan Navy soldier.
In an article in the Pakistani Newspaper ‘Dawn’ of 9 February this year, Pervez Hoodbhoy writes, ‘Its (Bangladesh) growth rate last year (7.8 per cent) put it at par with India (8.0 per cent) and well above Pakistan (5.8 per cent).
