Pakistan wants China to build naval base

[Patriot]

China to pullout from its overseas naval base in Pakistan

Jolted by the Taliban attack on Pakistan's naval base, China indicated it would not invest funds on creating another naval base in that country. Few days before when Taliban attack didnt happened on Pakistan `s naval base china was all set ready to have its first overseas base.

Chinese foreign ministry said it had not seen any proposal to build a naval base in Pakistan. The statement amounts to a rejection of Pakistani defense minister Ahmad Mukhtar's claim that his government was pushing Beijing to build a naval base near the Gawdar port.

This is a reject of Mukhtar's claim that China had "acceded to Pakistan's request to take over operations" of the Gwadar port. Jiang's statement is significant because it comes after the Taliban attack on a naval base in Pakistan, and the four-day China tour by the country's prime minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani.

The Gwadar port was built in 2007 with Chinese assistance amounting to $200 million. Pakistan has since been asking Beijing to put more money for expanding the capabilities at the port. Pakistan's purpose is to show the United States that it has an alternative source of funding if Washington cuts off aid. The strategy has been punctured by the statement by the Chinese foreign ministry, which has rejected funding both for port expansion and the naval base.

 

[Solid Beast]

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[pankaj nema]

This Gwadar naval base thing is all BS .

Chinese navy has perhaps the largest area to look after ,ie the pacific ocean ,South china sea

US navy has a huge force in the Sea of Japan ,Pacific ocean close to China

The US navy ALSO has a massive presence in The Arabian Sea and the Persian gulf ( During operation Geronomio US deployed THREE aircraft carriers in the Arabian sea ) because of the Iranian threat

How much force can China deploy in the Arabian sea and Indian Ocean

This Gwadar Naval base will be of no use to China simply because its navy is quite small

 

[nitesh]

pakistanis are trying to rope in China, where they don't have any control, too bad after seeing there capability in Karanchi, Chinese are not willing

 

[A.V.]

China drops the Gwadar hot potato

Reports emerged during Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Gilani's visit to China that Beijing would not only take over operations at Pakistan's Gwadar port in Balochistan province, it would also build a naval base there. The news set off alarm bells around the world, but China promptly issued a denial. Gwadar spells bad economics, premature geostrategic confrontation with the United States and the prospect of becoming the target of a burgeoning insurgency that might be receiving covert support from Washington and New Delhi. - Peter Lee (May 27, '11)

full article here :-
Asia Times Online :: China News, China Business News, Taiwan and Hong Kong News and Business.

 

[Sikh_warrior]

Pak will DRAG China into pakistan, and then the Chinese will compete with the Yanks as to who would control the pakistanis!

it will become messy and in the end it would be the end of the Game for pakistan.

China has to keep a fine balance with the 100$ billion trade with india or a 10$ Billion with the pakistan which comes loaded with jehadis!