{"id":7709,"date":"2019-04-04T22:39:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T02:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thediplomaticenvoy.com\/?p=7709"},"modified":"2019-04-08T22:11:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T02:11:58","slug":"chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-eases-tensions-in-south-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2019\/04\/04\/chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-eases-tensions-in-south-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Belt and Road Initiative Eases Tensions in South Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Tien Phan<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Staff Writer<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The relationship between China and Pakistan has thrived despite regional tensions between Pakistan and India, according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/wires\/afp\/article-6826983\/China-backs-Pakistan-terrorism-measures.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Daily Mail<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Foreign ministers of both China and Pakistan met on March 19, hinting at signs of stronger diplomatic relations. In terms of building partnership with a common goal, this kind of diplomatic tie ought to be encouraged. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ever since the end of the colonial era of Great Britain, these two neighboring states have been involved in four wars. Three of these wars involved the conflict in the state of Kashmir, according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/geopolitics\/article\/2188041\/kashmir-conflict-explained-what-brought-pakistan-and-india-air\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South China Morning Post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Despite giving the choice of siding with either Pakistan or India, the Kashmir leaders chose India, which may provoke Pakistan to assert itself into an all-out war. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">China\u2019s involvement in this conflict is rather unobtrusive because China wants to further its economic plan instead of getting involved in a physical conflict that might damage its long-term vision. Thus, it is not surprising that China continues to support Pakistan in face of the recent suicide bombing attack carried out by the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) organization, which led to the deaths of 40 Indian police officers in February.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In fact, in a UN Security Council meeting regarding this matter on March 13, China blocked the international community\u2019s effort to blacklist the leader of the organization that carried out the bloody attack, reports <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/03\/13\/world\/asia\/china-pakistan-masood-azhar.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York Times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This is not the first time China vetoed such an attempt. The reason being given by the Chinese delegation is that the evidence given to further this attempt is not sufficient enough for China to agree to the plan. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The implication of Beijing\u2019s relationship with its South Asian allies is undeniable, but recent escalation has put the second world economy in an odd position, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/02\/28\/asia\/pakistan-india-china-crisis-intl\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CNN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Maintaining support of both Pakistan and India for economic development is looking positive, however, the situation with Pakistan complicates China\u2019s relationship with India. It may appear that New Delhi is neglected when compared to its in-conflict neighbor. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite this, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/content\/1142734.shtml\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Global Times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reports the first China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will be able to ease tensions, not only with Islamabad\u2019s neighbor, but also to ensure stability in the region through cooperation on many fronts. The strategic dialogue serves as promises between the two states because it is in both of their common interests to achieve common goals such as conflict management and economic development. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a quote to Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmooh Qureshi, Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan said that \u201cChina supports Pakistan\u2019s efforts to seize development opportunities and handle challenges, and manage its ties with neighbor.\u201d This underlines Pakistan\u2019s importance to China and how these two powers view each other. In a later discussion with his counterpart in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Wang Yi included a similar tone in the conversation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inevitably, over the course of the last decade, China has been an essential ally to Pakistan in the region. On the report of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orfonline.org\/expert-speak\/pakistan-china-new-america-48305\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Observer Research Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, though not explicitly stated, China is equivalent to the United States in terms of its alliance to Pakistan. With China\u2019s Belt and Road Initiative, Pakistan has received enough funding for infrastructure, defense, and public services, yet the funding is large enough for Islamabad to not be concerned about U.S. influence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For Beijing, Pakistan is the gateway to expand further West, connecting Xinjiang with the Sea Port of Gwadar. The ultimate achievement is economic growth for all sides, not just regional influence for Chinese officials. Therefore, any conflict would not be preferable to China because it can destabilize Beijing\u2019s stance on many of their ambitious plans. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Witnessing the attack by the JeM, China, though still supporting Pakistan, issued a statement condemning the actions and calling for the crimes to be held accountable. Without complicating the issue any further, China is on the right trajectory as it supports Pakistan to a certain extent. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not ensuring India may be questionable because New Delhi is also one of Beijing\u2019s allies for South Asia, and risking that relationship can bring about inconceivable economic consequences in the future <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/print\/445714-masood-azhar-other-issues-china-to-maintain-close-contact-with-pakistan-india\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> states that for the moment, China holds a strong tie with Pakistan amid the complicated conflict. China\u2019s regional goal is to ease this tension between its two allies and develop more measures to prevent terrorist activities in the future. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The relationship between China and Pakistan has thrived despite regional tensions between Pakistan and India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3979,"featured_media":7710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1654,382,386],"tags":[1559,1578,1604,1664],"class_list":["post-7709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-april-2019","category-international-news","category-asia","tag-international-relations","tag-1578","tag-south-asia","tag-bri"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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