Pakistan in turmoil, ally China rushes in top envoy

[Ray]

Pakistan in turmoil, ally China rushes in top envoy

BEIJING: China's senior diplomat Dai Bingguo has rushed to Islamabad in the wake of the closure of US's Shamsi base and Pakistan's threat of cutting off Nato supply lines. China is also worried about the standoff between the Pakistani military and the Zardari government, which threatens its own foreign policy arrangements.

Dai Bingguo, who is visiting Pakistan as a representative of Chinese president Hu Jintao, will reassure Pakistan that China will stand by its decision to force western forces to vacate the region bordering Afghanistan, sources said. China is eager to see western forces vacate Af-Pak border, which will make Islamabad more dependent on Beijing, observers said.

Dai will meet Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari and PM Yousaf Raza Gilani and may even hold unannounced meetings with the Pakistani military brass to assess the political turmoil in Pakistan that involves the military's unhappiness with the Zardari regime and rising public anger against the US for the recent military strikes.

The Chinese foreign ministry suggested the purpose of the visit was to mark 60 years of Sino-Pak diplomatic ties and will "take relations to a new high" . Dai will "discuss the future development of practical cooperation and exchange views on other issues of mutual concern," ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said.

"National antagonism against US is boiling in Pakistan . An official apology and payment of compensation is the least the US can do to bring the situation to normal," said Liu Youfa, vice president of the China Institute of international studies.

Pakistan in turmoil, ally China rushes in top envoy - The Times of India

China is rushing to step into the void.

China apparently is taking a proactive stance against the US by stating that the US should compensate and apologise.

While China is keen to 'take the China Pakistan relations to a new high', it will be worth observing what exactly would comprise of the 'new highs' that China is to implement in Pakistan.

The Pakistan State is kept buoyant with US aid in money and arms. China, given her national agenda, slowing down of economy wherein attempting to increase domestic demands, will hardly be able to bankroll Pakistan in the manner of the US or open up imports from Pakistan when it wants to increase its own domestic demands.

Notwithstanding, it will be interesting to see China getting embroiled in Pakistan.

 

[Tshering22]

This was bound to happen. China doesn't want US to block its highway of transporting goods (Pakistan). So naturally some maintenance of the highway is needed.

 

[Yusuf]

Dai also said the world should not abandon Pakistan right now and also announced a setting up of economic zone in Xinjiang with duty free access for Pakistan.

Just a few days ago I said in another thread about redrawing Pak Map that the window to do it is small as china will step in to make sure Pak as an entity remains. Right now China may not be able to on its own, but we don't know the future.

US and India should sit together and evolve a strategy now to break up Pakistan.

 

[Ray]

Good that he is setting up a duty free access in Xinjiang for Pakistan.

It will be a good cover for the fundamentalists of Pakistan to act as traders and then trade in terrorism!

 

[LETHALFORCE]

China thinks it can compete against USA for influence in Pakistan?? we will see how tis game plays out.

 

[amoy]

US and India should sit together and evolve a strategy now to break up Pakistan.

Why is it in the US interest to allow India to redraw the map? What drives the US to undo the 'low equilibrium' on the Subcontinent?

 

[Ray]

No superpower or superpower in the making country would like India to rise for the simple reason it will not be in their interest to have another country vying for their space as world leaders!

 

[Bhadra]

Why is it in the US interest to allow India to redraw the map? What drives the US to undo the 'low equilibrium' on the Subcontinent?

US would certainly be happy to secure access to Central Asia energy resources through a state dependent on US (Baluchistan) rather the present Pakistan which is showing eyes to her. Independence of Baluchistan would also block the Iranian supply to China which is in US interests. It would further weaken Chinese intentions of developing Gwadar as Naval base threatening US interests in Indian oceans.

It is not only India which need a detractor but Pakistan also needs a detractor from the West and North to achieve a correct balance in South Asia. Redrawing Pakistan's map helps the US most rather than India.

For India, capturing the Southern Silk route through Pakistan in POK or in Punjab is militarily possible any time. Even if Baluchistan is there with Pakistan, it does not matter. Interdiction of Chinese supply line is within Indian capabilities.

 

[Tianshan]

US would certainly be happy to secure access to Central Asia energy resources through a state dependent on US (Baluchistan) rather the present Pakistan which is showing eyes to her. Independence of Baluchistan would also block the Iranian supply to China which is in US interests. It would further weaken Chinese intentions of developing Gwadar as Naval base threatening US interests in Indian oceans.

interesting point. so when is it going to happen?

and how is anyone going to netralize the large pakistani nuclear arsenal? i'm sure you know what the pakistanis said the last time they were split... they will eat grass and get a nuke bomb.

so they will not be split again. that is the idea anyway.

 

[SpArK]

Pakistan in turmoil, ally China rushes in top envoy

Not US issues but, rather seeing government in turmoil rushes envoy to check everything is in order..

They have paid some politicians and have invested heavily, to please the all weather guys and was worried whether the nation will go into, turmoil, so send Mr.Dai Bingguo.

The guy must have then met Mr gilani and Zardari and must have told them "we give u best price, be a man..."...then some photo-sessions, some statements like "higher than mountain , deeper than hole, smelly than "you know what" etc.. etc... and back to mainland.

 

[illusion8]

US would certainly be happy to secure access to Central Asia energy resources through a state dependent on US (Baluchistan) rather the present Pakistan which is showing eyes to her. Independence of Baluchistan would also block the Iranian supply to China which is in US interests. It would further weaken Chinese intentions of developing Gwadar as Naval base threatening US interests in Indian oceans.

It is not only India which need a detractor but Pakistan also needs a detractor from the West and North to achieve a correct balance in South Asia. Redrawing Pakistan's map helps the US most rather than India.

For India, capturing the Southern Silk route through Pakistan in POK or in Punjab is militarily possible any time. Even if Baluchistan is there with Pakistan, it does not matter. Interdiction of Chinese supply line is within Indian capabilities.

Has to be Pakistan's biggest ever nightmare, They have huge aspirations as being highways for Iran and Afg/ CARs, this would pour water on all their dreams.

 

[W.G.Ewald]

No superpower or superpower in the making country would like India to rise for the simple reason it will not be in their interest to have another country vying for their space as world leaders!

Sir the thread on India-Japan-US trilateral talks indicates that US thinks it can spend less money if India rises.

 

[W.G.Ewald]

SpArK, your avatar is going to send me into a seizure.