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Debunking Criticism on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

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  • Zahid Khan
  • Guo Changgang
  • Muhammad Afzaal
  • Riaz Ahmad
  • Samuel Aron Issack

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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a pilot flagship project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Although this project has been received in a relatively positive manner by actors regionally and worldwide, it has also been subject to serious criticisms in domestic and international publications. These criticisms include the claims that Pakistan might become a colony or province of China, and that Pakistan is faced with a debt-trap as a result of Chinese loans. This article outlines these claims and proceeds to show that neither stands up to close scrutiny. Moreover, the article approach is alienated into two parts; first, looks at how the distinctive criticism propagated by critics whilst secondly, a critical approach is used to debunk all these criticism with the help of respondents’ reactions. Consequently, it may provide few policy recommendations.

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  • Zahid Khan & Guo Changgang & Muhammad Afzaal & Riaz Ahmad & Samuel Aron Issack, 2020. "Debunking Criticism on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor," Chinese Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(6), pages 477-487, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:chinec:v:53:y:2020:i:6:p:477-487
    DOI: 10.1080/10971475.2020.1792065
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