Conceived in 2013 as the main vehicle of development in Balochistan, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), was launched in 2015. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW DELHI: Following talks of speeding up border delimitation at India-China border, Beijing engaged Islamabad in talks to advance CPEC 2.0 and bolster their regional clout amid shifting geopolitical ...

Islamabad: Pakistan’s ambitions of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) face an unprecedented hit as Beijing abruptly pulls back from funding its flagship China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has become pivotal in China-Pakistan relations in the past decade. Positioned as a focal point of President Xi Jinping’s expansive Belt ...

Chinese state media often describe the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as a “flagship project” of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and Pakistan’s city of Gwadar as a “flagship project” of ...

After years of Chinese calls for added measures in Pakistan to safeguard its citizens, Pakistani authorities have announced the creation of a new special police unit to protect Chinese nationals. “The ...

Despite persistent issues plaguing Phase II of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, China has signalled its commitments to complete the project. For Islamabad, completion of Phase II means a ...