The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor of the Belt and Road Initiative: Concept, Context and Assessment
In: Contemporary South Asian Studies
In: Springer eBooks
In: Political Science and International Studies
Introduction -- The Conceptual Framework Regarding Economic Corridors -- Chinese Motivations -- Pakistani Motivations -- Challenges Towards the Implementation and Functioning of CPEC -- Assessment -- The GSP+ Conundrum and CPEC's Impact on EU-Pakistan Economic and Trade Relations -- Afghanistan within the BRI Vision and the Feasibility of Enlarging the CPEC -- Development versus Democracy? The CPEC and Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan -- Final Thoughts