Security Dynamics of CPEC 2.0 and Chinese Strategic Interests in Pakistan
The paper discusses the security dynamics of CPEC 2.0 and its effects on the interests of China in Pakistan. It employs mixed-methods comparative case study to analyze key-informant opinion, policy documents and open-source security data. The research concludes that CPEC 2.0 functions in high violence areas especially Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan areas with significant assaults on Chinese citizens. CPEC-related incidents are less often than other terrorist acts; however, they cause serious reputational and political consequences, which aggravates the risk of investment and gives rise to securitization. According to the paper, the protection of corridors should be centered on adaptive coordination between agencies, accountability, and community involvement, but not on physical aspects of protection. It provides a model of a connection between strategic competition and securitization, showing the role of security governance on the sustainability of CPEC 2.0.
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CPEC 2.0; security governance; hybrid threats; securitization; Chinese strategic interests; BRI; Pakistan
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(1) Syed Ali Shah
Assistant Professor Department of Pakistan studies, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan .KP, Pakistan.
(2) Sahar Saleem
MPhil Scholar , school of journalism and communication , Wuhan University P.R China.
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APA : Shah, S. A., & Saleem, S. (2021). Security Dynamics of CPEC 2.0 and Chinese Strategic Interests in Pakistan. Global Political Review, VI(II), 193-203. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).22
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CHICAGO : Shah, Syed Ali, and Sahar Saleem. 2021. "Security Dynamics of CPEC 2.0 and Chinese Strategic Interests in Pakistan." Global Political Review, VI (II): 193-203 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).22
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HARVARD : SHAH, S. A. & SALEEM, S. 2021. Security Dynamics of CPEC 2.0 and Chinese Strategic Interests in Pakistan. Global Political Review, VI, 193-203.
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MHRA : Shah, Syed Ali, and Sahar Saleem. 2021. "Security Dynamics of CPEC 2.0 and Chinese Strategic Interests in Pakistan." Global Political Review, VI: 193-203
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MLA : Shah, Syed Ali, and Sahar Saleem. "Security Dynamics of CPEC 2.0 and Chinese Strategic Interests in Pakistan." Global Political Review, VI.II (2021): 193-203 Print.
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OXFORD : Shah, Syed Ali and Saleem, Sahar (2021), "Security Dynamics of CPEC 2.0 and Chinese Strategic Interests in Pakistan", Global Political Review, VI (II), 193-203
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TURABIAN : Shah, Syed Ali, and Sahar Saleem. "Security Dynamics of CPEC 2.0 and Chinese Strategic Interests in Pakistan." Global Political Review VI, no. II (2021): 193-203. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).22