What began as a $62 billion infrastructure project has evolved into something far more ambitious and potentially dangerous for regional stability. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) 2.0 ...

Islamabad: Pakistan’s ambitions of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) face an unprecedented hit as Beijing abruptly pulls back from funding its flagship China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) ...

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif leads a delegation in discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, Sep. 2, 2025. Credit: Prime Minister’s Office of Pakistan During the ...

Writing in June 2018, the International Crisis Group warned of the potential flashpoints provoked by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): “Pakistani leaders say the China-Pakistan Economic ...

Often hailed by Chinese and Pakistani analysts as a “game-changer,” the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) gained fresh strategic significance recently with Beijing brokering ...

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a USD 62 billion infrastructure and energy development project which launched in 2015, has become a source of conflict and tension, particularly in the ...