Xi Jinping in Pakistan: Shifting Alliances in South Asia?
“America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.” Henry Kissinger Rapidly unfolding events confirm shifting post-cold-war alliances in South Asia. Chinese President Xi Jinping is starting his first state visit to Pakistan to commit investment of over $45 billion in Pakistan, representing the single largest Chinese investment in a foreign country to date. This investment is part of China's “One Belt, One Road” initiative, which is a global project in character and scope representing China’s inexorable rise on the world stage as a superpower. The Pakistan part of it is variously described as Pakistan-China "economic corridor" , "industrial corridor" , "trade corridor" and "strategic corridor". Pak-China Industrial Corridor Source: Wall Street Journal Chinese and Pakistani naval forces have also agreed to boost maritime security cooperation in the Indian ocean with the sale of eight diesel-electric AIP-equipped submar...