{"id":88230,"date":"2020-02-07T16:45:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T11:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=13569"},"modified":"2020-02-07T16:45:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T11:15:13","slug":"china-pakistan-economic-corridor-is-illegalindia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/china-pakistan-economic-corridor-is-illegalindia\/","title":{"rendered":"China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is illegal:India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Indian Government has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),a flagship project of the Belt and Road initiative(BRI) is illegal as it impinges the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About CPEC:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>China-Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC) is the flagship project of the multi-billion dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI),a pet project of Chinese President.<\/li><li>It aims at linking the city of Gwadar in South Western Pakistan to China\u2019s North Western region Xinjiang through a vast network of highways and railways.<\/li><li>The corridor also seeks to expand and upgrade infrastructure across the length and breadth of Pakistan.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>India\u2019s Objections on CPEC:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>CPEC passes through Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir(Gilgit-Baltistan). This undermines India\u2019s strategic interests and territorial integrity.<\/li><li>India also shares a great deal of trust deficit with China and Pakistan and has a history of conflict with both.<\/li><li>China\u2019s increasing footprints in the South Asian region is detrimental to India\u2019s strategic hold in Indian Ocean.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional information:<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Belt and Road Initiative(BRI):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>One Belt One Road(OBOR) or Belt and Road Initiative(BRI) is an ambitious project announced in 2013 by the Chinese President.<\/li><li>It aims to connect the East Asian economic region with the European economic circle and runs across the continents of Asia, Europe and Africa.<\/li><li>The project consists of two parts namely the Silk Road Economic Belt which is land based and is expected to connect China with Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Western Europe.<\/li><li>The second part is the Maritime Silk Road which is sea-based and is expected to connect China\u2019s southern coast to the Mediterranean, Africa, South-East Asia and Central Asia.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/Tc5XxIxNfys7LZogkM573cjl5K0aUP_wwVJannfG24glcXf_hvQ_VfieV91nF5TNfmRWslAaGLklGAwLigRNaI4tIMQmOqqTAemy0-8FlrGCG6vMes0WMapQYxmgJ1ixis0S_8T1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News:Indian Government has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),a flagship project of the Belt and Road initiative(BRI) is illegal as it impinges the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India. Facts: About CPEC: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC) is the flagship project of the multi-billion dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI),a pet project of Chinese President. 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