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RISING DISCONTENT AGAINST CPEC IN PAKISTAN
•The CPEC plan involves constructing a network of transport, energy, industrial and agricultural
projects that will stretch 2,700km — from the port of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea to Kashgar
prefecture in China’s westernmost region, Xinjiang .
• Gwadar port is a key element of the CPEC as China hopes to access the Arabian Sea and use it to open up an alternative sea route for its exports.
• The area falls in restive Balochistan province, home to a major insurgency problem that has resulted in heavy military presence .
•widespread discontent with the China Pakistan Economic Corridor among the
local people over issues like inadequate employment and the overbearing presence
of the military in civilian area. •People in Gwadar area have borne the
aggressive actions of of the military in the past.
•They are now worried about the the over bearing military presence.
•Gwadar port is a key element of the CPEC as China hopes to access the Arabian Sea and use
it to open up an alternative s sea route for its exports. The area falls in restive Balochi
province, home to a major insurgency problem that has result has resulted in heavy military
presence.
•likely to force politicians to pay attention to the rising d to the rising discontent since it comes
weeks ahead of July 25 elections in Pakistan.
• Pakistan’s economy clearly needs reform to better serve its people, CPEC will help in this regard .
• But as currently rolled out, the corridor risks aggravating political tension, widening social divides and generating new sources of conflict in Pakistan.
• China is desperate to avoid incidents that can upset the project because it the best showcase for Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative which it wants to spread across all continents. Some areas along the corridor has seen a rise in anti-Chinese sentiment due to the displacement of communities make way for infrastructure projects, without clear details or resettlement plans.
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