Pakistan-China Bilateral Relations

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This paper takes a look at Pakistan-China bilateral relations. The paper discusses how despite ideological differences, the rationale for Pakistan seeking close bilateral relations with China is obvious. The paper analyzes the reasons why China decided to reciprocate and discusses main factors that helped to forge Pakistan-China bilateral relations from the 1950s onwards.

From the Paper:

"China had nothing preventing it from establishing strong ties with Pakistan but just because it was possible didn't imply any necessity to pursue the cause. To understand what pushed China into a friendship that -over the years- has been considered by some to be the next best thing to brotherhood, the geo-political labyrinth that China found itself in during the three decades after the revolution must be examined. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• "The Myth of Independence", Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, (Oxford University Press, 1969)
• "The Relationship Between China and Other Countries", Mao Tse-tung, in China and the Three Worlds, Chen,K.C (ed.), (The Macmillan Press, 1979)
• "Pakistan's Foreign Policy: A Reappraisal" Shahid M.Amin, (Oxford University Press, 2000)
• "India and Her Neighbours: Study of Political, Economic and Cultural Relations and Interactions" S.S.Bindra, New Delhi, (Deep and Deep Publications, 1984)
• "South Asian Crisis" Liang Jiejun, in "As China Sees the World", Harish Kapur (ed.), (Frances Pinter, 1987)

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