Pakistanis are habitually used
to describe their relationship with China as “an all-weather friendship.” This
they often do to similarity it with their relationship with the United States,
which has known so many ups and downs that the United States is often viewed
more as a rival than an ally. Indeed, at the level of popular sentiment,
Pakistan is one of the most anti-American countries in the world.
Both countries have complete unity of thought regarding each other’s strategic
thinking and policy framework. Wise leaders on both sides have framed
superlatives to describe Sino-Pak relations but the depth and strength of the
ties are beyond words since they are a manifestation of the feelings of two
nations and not just their governments or leaders.
Mineral reserves as well as oil, gas and coal reserves. Their ambitions know no
bounds and in keeping with their colonial philosophy and bid to dominate energy
sources, they are tempted to try and create a wedge between China and Pakistan
by igniting mistrust and planting seeds of doubt between the two friends.
The US and other western powers, being economic rivals of China, are trying to
create suspicions between China and Pakistan, who are planning to undertake mega
economic projects like the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) connecting
the Pakistani port of Gwadar with Kashgar in Xinjiang region of China,
construction of dams for Pakistan, which has been badly hit by the energy
deficit, and Chinese investment in the Pakistani textile, energy, banking,
commerce and infrastructure.
China is the only country willing to supply Pakistan with nuclear plants, and
Pakistan is its sole market for nuclear exports, providing an outlet for
Beijing's hopes of selling its nuclear technology more widely.
Indian and US criticism of China's controversial plan to build two 1,100-MW
nuclear reactors in Karachi as unjustified.The China National Nuclear
Corporation has promised to finance the project with two reactors. Each
reactor's output of 1,100 MW will be larger than the combined power of all
operating reactors in Pakistan
China believe that its nuclear trade with Pakistan predates its membership of
the Nuclear Suppliers Group, and is therefore protected. India is also not a
signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty. The 2005 U.S.-India civil nuclear
deal led to India being given an exemption to import nuclear materials by the
Nuclear Suppliers Group.
Pakistan produces 12,000 MW to 14,000 MW of electricity, while demand is at
least 18,000 MW, the ministry of power says, causing hours of power outages
nationwide every day. Demand is set to rise sharply with the ballooning
population, which is projected to almost double by 2050.
Nuclear energy provides just 750 MW of the power, through two existing Chinese
330 MW plants at Chashma, in Punjab province, and a tiny, aged, plant outside.
China is building two more plants of the same size at Chashma, boosting output
to 1,400 MW by 2016.The plan is to acquire much larger 1,100 MW plants from
China, including the two new reactors for Karachi.
Recently one of the best example that more than 50,000 people from Pakistan were
issued visas for China in 2013, marking a 20% increase from last year. That show
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