It seems that the recent strain in the relationship between Pakistan and America has made China come closer to Pakistan. They are trying to boost the defence and economic relationship with Pakistan including China acquiring a Pakistani military base close to Iran’s Chabahar port, an official media report said on Friday.
Trump’s January 1 Twitter attack against Pakistan where he accused it of providing safe havens to terrorists appears to be helping boost already close ties between Pakistan and China, a report in the state-run Global Times said. It attributed Islamabad’s decision to allow Chinese currency in bilateral trade and financing transactions as China has stepped up its investments in the $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
The reports say that China is forcing its way into the construction of its second overseas military base as part of a push for greater maritime capabilities along strategic sea routes.
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The facility could be built at Jiwani, a port near Iran’s Chabahar close to the border in the Gulf of Oman, and is located a short distance from Gwadar in Balochistan province which is currently being developed b Chabahar port being jointly developed by Iran, India and Afghanistan+ to ensure a trade corridor for Indian exports to Afghanistan.
On China establishing a military base at Jiwani, a South Asian studies expert said: “both Beijing and Islamabad have the ability to build a joint naval and air facility in Pakistan, but it is unnecessary at this time”.
China has earlier established its first military base in Djibouti but has claimed that its only a naval base for combating anti-piracy activities.
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