Abstract:
China and Pakistan have long developed strong bilateral trade, coperation and economic ties
over the past years. CPEC is one feat of such initiative between Pakistan and china. CPEC is
expected to strengthen the trade and economic cooperation between the two participating
countries. CEPC will connect Gwadar with Kashgar, city of Xinxiang province in China,
through rail and road network.
Besides meeting China’s energy needs and developing its north western region, China Pakistan
Economic Corridor will upgrade Pakistan’s existing rail and road infrastructure while opening
up new investment/ economic opportunities in the country. CPEC is expected to benefit the
people of countries in South Asia. In turn it will contribute in maintaining stability in the region
and economically integrating the region.
The research paper assesses threats and risks that could hinder CPEC’s implementation.
Alongside it also views new opportunities that it may provide to Pakistan. For this purpose we
studied existing corridors to have a better idea of which pitfalls to avoid and what areas to
exploit in order to make CPEC a success .Political social environmental aspects were explored
with the aim of gauging the success of the project
