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CHINAPAKISTAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION TRADE INVESTMENT ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND GWADAR PORT

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2019(IV-II).05 10.31703/ger.2019(IV-II).05

China-Pakistan Economic Cooperation: Trade, Investment, Energy, Infrastructure and Gwadar Port

Abstract

This research paper presents an analytical overview of the ChinaPakistan Economic Cooperation Under the umbrella of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. This research study has employed the qualitative method in which secondary sources of data have taken from the existing literature, published and unpublished research works and primary data was collected by conducting interviews of International Relations experts to analyze the significance of Pakistan-Chinas Economic Cooperation and CPEC.

Keywords

Baluchistan, China, CPEC, Economic Cooperation, Economic Interdependence, Gwadar Port, Pakistan

Authors

(1) Sobia Jamil

(2) Muhammad Shoaib Malik

(3) Syed Ali Shah

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