China–Pakistan Economic Corridor
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The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor is a major infrastructure and economic development initiative linking western China to Pakistan’s Gwadar Port through a network of roads, railways, and energy projects.
Aliases (1)
- CPEC ×1
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral cooperation initiative
→
economic corridor → infrastructure development project → |
| abbreviation |
CPEC
→
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| agreementSignedBy |
Government of China
→
Government of Pakistan → |
| beneficiaryRegion |
Balochistan
NERFINISHED
→
Gilgit-Baltistan → Khyber Pakhtunkhwa → Punjab → Sindh → |
| component |
energy projects
→
fiber-optic cable projects → industrial zones → port development → railway infrastructure → road infrastructure → |
| country |
China
→
Pakistan → |
| criticizedFor |
debt sustainability concerns in Pakistan
→
environmental impacts → insufficient local employment benefits → lack of transparency → |
| endPoint |
Gwadar Port
→
|
| endRegion |
Balochistan
NERFINISHED
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| estimatedInitialValueUSD |
46000000000
→
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| estimatedLaterValueUSD |
62000000000
→
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| financingModel |
Chinese commercial loans
→
Chinese government loans → foreign direct investment → |
| includes |
China–Pakistan fiber-optic cable
→
Gwadar Port expansion → Hazara Motorway sections → Karot Hydropower Project → Matiari–Lahore HVDC transmission line → Orange Line Metro Train Lahore → Port Qasim Coal Power Project → Sahiwal Coal Power Project → Sukkur–Multan Motorway → |
| partOf |
Belt and Road Initiative
→
|
| purpose |
enhance regional connectivity
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promote economic development in Pakistan → provide trade route for western China to Arabian Sea → |
| relatedTo |
China–India strategic competition
→
China–Pakistan relations → Indian Ocean trade routes → |
| securityChallenge |
attacks on Chinese nationals in Pakistan
→
militancy in Balochistan → |
| securityMeasure |
special security division of Pakistani forces
→
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| signedDuringVisitOf |
Xi Jinping
→
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| signedInYear |
2015
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| startPoint |
Kashgar
→
|
| startRegion |
Xinjiang
→
|
| strategicImportance |
access to Arabian Sea for China
→
regional trade integration → strengthening China–Pakistan relations → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Gwadar
→
Karakoram Highway → Port of Karachi → |
partOf |
|
China–Pakistan Economic Corridor
("CPEC")
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abbreviation |
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Gilgit-Baltistan
→
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partOfProject |