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Debate #283 · Pakistan's foreign policy and the region

Is China's Belt and Road an opportunity or a strategic risk for Pakistan?

Asked 2 times · 2 years · International Relations · Political Science
This debate All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (2)Evidence (2)PositionsSame themeCan Pakistan pursue an independent foreign policy amid great-power rivalry?Can SAARC become an effective regional organisation?Has ideology or national interest driven Pakistan's foreign policy?
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Examiners want: drivers of Pakistan–China ties, BRI as infrastructure diplomacy, security and geopolitical issues, balanced assessment

The questions

2024
CSS · Political Science · Define

Bilateral relations with China are a pivotal component of Pakistan's Foreign policy. What are the primary driving factors in this relationship?

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2020
CCE Sindh · International Relations · Critically analyse

What are the challenges of security in infrastructure diplomacy? Critically evaluate the Belt and Road Initiative as an example of infrastructure diplomacy and identify geo-strategic and geo-political issues surfacing in territories encompassed by the BRI.

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Evidence you can cite

China's Anti-Secession Law permits non-peaceful means over Taiwan: Article 8: the state shall employ non-peaceful means and other necessary measures if secession occurs or peaceful reunification is exhausted (Adopted 14 March 2005)Anti-Secession Law of the PRC, full text, Embassy of the PRC in the USAChina as Pakistan's largest trading partner, and CPEC investment: Largest trading partner since FY2015/16; bilateral trade $23.06 billion in 2024; CPEC direct investment $25.93 billion by end-2024 (2024)Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC, China-Pakistan relations page

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