The Geo-Strategic and Geo-Economic Significance of The CPEC Project: A Contextual Study of The Pak-China Relations

Abstract

This study presented an overview of the Pak-China relations in light of the geo-strategic and the geo-economic significance of the CPEC projects. The study mainly had two aims: firstly, it aimed to review the geo-strategic and the geo-economic significance of the CPEC; secondly, it aimed to articulate the major developments in the Pak-China relations i.e. under the ambit of the CPEC projects. The results of this study provided that the CPEC had an overall positive impact on the already existed friendly relations between the China and Pakistan. Further, this study signified that the successful completion of the CPEC projects would also impact the geo-strategic and the geo-economic environment through creating new opportunities and threats for both the global and regional power dynamics. The results of this study recommended that it is in the interest of both counterparts of the CPEC, especially for Pakistan, that they should try to complete the CPEC projects i.e. despite of facing the persistent hurdles in the smooth implementation of the upcoming phases of the CPEC.