China once again rejected India’s objections and defended the CPEC projects, stating that the areas where the projects are underway are part of its territory. Beijing clarified that its position on ...

What began as a $62 billion infrastructure project has evolved into something far more ambitious and potentially dangerous for regional stability. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) 2.0 ...

ISLAMABAD: Experts have called for recalibrating the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative to better address underlying causes for conflict and underdevelopment in the country and foster ...

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif leads a delegation in discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, Sep. 2, 2025. Credit: Prime Minister’s Office of Pakistan During the ...

Often hailed by Chinese and Pakistani analysts as a “game-changer,” the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) gained fresh strategic significance recently with Beijing brokering ...

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a USD 62 billion infrastructure and energy development project which launched in 2015, has become a source of conflict and tension, particularly in the ...

Writing in June 2018, the International Crisis Group warned of the potential flashpoints provoked by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): “Pakistani leaders say the China-Pakistan Economic ...

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But there’s a big difference this time around -- the door isn’t wide open. For a couple of reasons. One of them is geopolitics. Pakistan isn’t the indispensable ally it once was in Washington’s ...