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CHINA PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR CPEC ITS IMPLICATION FOR PAKISTAN

16 Pages : 160-174

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2020(V-III).16      10.31703/gpr.2020(V-III).16      Published : Sep 2020

China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Its Implication for Pakistan

    China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a recently signed pact between Pakistan and China. This article explains the CPEC project and implications of this trade and economic corridor, particularly for Pakistan. China and Pakistan consider this project a win-win situation not only for both countries but for enhancement towards the economic and trade potential of the whole region. This article also discusses the overall details of CPEC along with its various implications. A qualitative method with the structural interview is adopted for the research.

    BRI, CPEC, FDI, SEZs, Energy, Infrastructure, Regional Connectivity
    (1) Sabahat Jaleel
    Lecturer, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Shabnam Gul
    Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Faizan Asghar
    MPhil, Department of Peace & Counter Terrorism Studies, Minhaj University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Jaleel, Sabahat, Shabnam Gul, and Muhammad Faizan Asghar. 2020. "China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Its Implication for Pakistan." Global Political Review, V (III): 160-174 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2020(V-III).16
    HARVARD : JALEEL, S., GUL, S. & ASGHAR, M. F. 2020. China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Its Implication for Pakistan. Global Political Review, V, 160-174.
    MHRA : Jaleel, Sabahat, Shabnam Gul, and Muhammad Faizan Asghar. 2020. "China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Its Implication for Pakistan." Global Political Review, V: 160-174
    MLA : Jaleel, Sabahat, Shabnam Gul, and Muhammad Faizan Asghar. "China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Its Implication for Pakistan." Global Political Review, V.III (2020): 160-174 Print.
    OXFORD : Jaleel, Sabahat, Gul, Shabnam, and Asghar, Muhammad Faizan (2020), "China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Its Implication for Pakistan", Global Political Review, V (III), 160-174
    TURABIAN : Jaleel, Sabahat, Shabnam Gul, and Muhammad Faizan Asghar. "China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Its Implication for Pakistan." Global Political Review V, no. III (2020): 160-174. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2020(V-III).16