Abstract
Pak-China nexus has always been exemplary and phenomenal. Year 2015 is marked as
the biggest milestone between these two all-weather friends. China Pakistan Economic
Corridor (CPEC) is the key to the door that leads to the biggest ever trade activity that
will be started from China and will be expanded to the middle-east, African and even
some vibrant European markets. It is the biggest deal signed between Pakistan and any
other country that promises the huge economic commotion. This corridor is basically a
part of new phase of globalization where the economic cooperation between countries
and regions define the future of the respective economies. Due to its great economic and
geo-strategic importance, CPEC has acquired global attention and analysts from all over
the world are holding different opinions on this substantial economic corridor between
China and Pakistan. This paper is a brief overview of the intra-regional connectivity that
CPEC ensures and its impact on socioeconomic development of the entire region. This
study evaluates the growth of energy sector, infrastructure development and
advancements in connectivity in terms of transportation and communication as a result of
this mega project. It also describes the inter-regional coordination within the country
that will strengthen area-to-area bonding that is important for the uniform economic
progress so far. Once the things start to move on smoothly and smartly, there is no
ambiguity that this project will turn out as the socioeconomic revolution, mainly for
Pakistan, then for China and obviously for the other countries of the region as well.
Rabia Shakir, Jaweria Nehal, Suwaibah Qadri. (2017) CHINA-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR: A KEY TO REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY AND DEVELOPMENT, Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Volume 56, Issue 2.
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