The Study of Sino-Pakistan Relationship under Mr. Xi Jin-Ping：From Perspective of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

• Main Authors: Nai-Hui, Lien, 連乃慧
• Other Authors: Dr.Jiann-Jong, Guo
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6v4s4c

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 中國大陸研究所碩士在職專班 === 106 === Pakistan has an important strategic significance to China, and also occupies a special position in China''s diplomacy. After establishing diplomatic relations in 1951, the Sino-Pakistan relations have experienced 66 years of changes, in order to response to the international political situation. So far,China and Pakistan have set up an all-weather strategic partnership of cooperation even though their political system, social system, and cultural backgrounds are totally different. The close relations between two countries can be described as an unique, pioneering work of China''s foreign relations. The Sino-Pakistan relations have a great significance to the stability and development of the two countries and South Asia. In 2013, the President of China, Xi Jin-Ping proposed the establishment of the "Silk Road Economic Belt" and the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road", as known as the "One Belt and One Road Initiative", in order to build the longest and the most promising economic corridor in the world, which connect Europe, Asia, and Africa. It has become China’s primary strategy of external development in an attempt to expand its global economic and trade map and to control the region, even to gain the global economic dominance.However, with the growth of China''s comprehensive national power, it has become one of the major powers in the world, and even further replaced the position of United States, which has dominated the Asia-Pacific region. It caused "the China threat" between nations. The United States has also proposed " Returning to Asia-Pacific" and "Rebalancing in Asia" strategies, and use various diplomatic, economic and military exercises to win over the Asia-Pacific region and form an alliance to restrain China. In this case , Pakistan, which is located in an important strategic position, will naturally become the primary target between China and the United States. In addition, Pakistan is at the crossing point of China’s "One Belt and One Road Initiative", and both the "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor"built by China and Pakistan and the "Gwadar Port" owned by Pakistan are the key elements in the " One Belt and One Road Initiative". Obviously, The "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor" has an impact on the development of China''s "Belt and Road" strategy, that’s why the assistance and exchange between China and Pakistan have increased substantially. Pakistan''s strategic status have been significantly raised. The construction of "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor" is both an opportunity and a challenge to the development of the Sino-Pakistani relations. The future cooperation and the development of bilateral relations are worth our attention.