Professional Documents
Culture Documents
(January-August 2017)
Prepared By:
Dr Ahmad Rashid Malik
Director
The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
Sector F-5/2, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
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Email: drahmadrashidmalik@issi.org.pk
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Title: CPEC key to economic success of China‘s Belt and Road Initiative
Author: Unaid Ashraf
Source: Asia Times (Bangkok)
Date: August 25, 2017
Link http://www.atimes.com/cpec-key-economic-ripening-belt-road-initiative/
Title: Pakistan's $100B deal with China: What does it amount to?
Author: Nadia Naviwala
Source: Devex (Washington)
Date: August 24, 2017
Link https://www.devex.com/news/pakistan-s-100b-deal-with-china-what-does-it-
amount-to-90872
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Title: Bannon exit a reminder of China‘s success in ‗containing Trump‘
Author: Tom Mitchell
Source: Financial Times (London)
Date: August 21, 2017
Link https://www.ft.com/content/ec8757be-8633-11e7-bf50-e1c239b45787
Title: Trade deficit of South Asia: is it all bad for the economy?
Author: Zafar Haider
Source: The Express Tribune (Islamabad)
Date: August 21, 2017
Link https://tribune.com.pk/story/1486808/trade-deficit-south-asia-bad-economy/
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Title: PLA determined to safeguard period of strategic opportunity
Author: Zhou Bo
Source: China Daily (Beijing)
Date: August 16, 2017
Link http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2017-08/16/content_30681784.htm
Title: Can Chinese cars compete with established auto giants of Pakistan?
Author: Farhan Zaheer
Source: The Express Tribune (Islamabad)
Date: August 15, 2017
Link https://tribune.com.pk/story/1481645/can-chinese-cars-compete-established-auto-
giants-pakistan/
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Title: Whole-of-government approach needed
Author: Imtiaz Gul
Source: Daily Times (Lahore)
Date: August 14, 2017
Link http://dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/14-Aug-17/whole-of-government-approach-needed
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Title: Sharif's Ouster Won't Impact CPEC
Author: Dr Ahmad Rashid Malik
Source: The Diplomat (Tokyo)
Date: August 8, 2017
Link http://thediplomat.com/2017/08/sharifs-ouster-wont-impact-cpec/
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Title: China will never seek aggression or expansion
Author: Xinhua
Source: Xinhua (Beijing)
Date: August 3, 2017
Link http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/03/c_136496835.htm
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Title: One Belt, One Road: Why does the CPEC brand matter?
Author: Faran Mahmood
Source: The Express Tribune (Islamabad)
Date: July 31, 2017
Link https://tribune.com.pk/story/1470375/one-belt-one-road-cpec-brand-matter/
Title: Economic corridor project with Beijing assured despite Pakistan leadership change
Author: Aftab Hussain
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: July 30, 2017
Link http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1058749.shtml
Title: Indian elites stand to gain from advocating ‗China threat‘ theory
Author: Long Xingchun
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: July 30, 2017
Link http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1058879.shtml
Title China and India torn between silk roads and cocked guns
Author Pepe Escobar
Source Asia Times (Bangkok)
Date July 25, 2017
Link http://www.atimes.com/article/china-india-torn-silk-roads-cocked-guns/
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Title: China Will Regret India's Entry Into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Author: Derek Grossman
Source: The Diplomat (Tokyo)
Date: July 24, 2017
Link http://thediplomat.com/2017/07/china-will-regret-indias-entry-into-the-shanghai-
cooperation-organization/
Title Indian Ocean: India Is Playing Catch Up With Pakistan And China
Author Panos Mourdoukoutas
Source Forbes (New York City)
Date July 24, 2017
Link https://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2017/07/24/indian-ocean-
india-is-playing-catch-up-with-pakistan-and-china/#4442047c98f2
Title: New Delhi didn‘t draw lesson from 1962 border war
Author: Long Xingchun
Source: Global Times (Beijing0
Date: July 23, 2017
Link http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1057632.shtml
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Title: India‘s SCO membership threatens West China security
Author: Xiao Bin
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: July 23, 2017
Link http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1057631.shtml
Title: Pakistan playing ball with China. Common enemy India the reason?
Author: Wajahat S. Khan
Source: Pakistan Today (Islamabad)
Date: July 22, 2017
Link https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/07/22/681134/
Title The stakes are high for China in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Author: Ahmed Rashid
Source: Financial Times(London)
Date July21, 2017
Link https://www.ft.com/content/3a779394-66e5-11e7-9a66-93fb352ba1fe
Title Is China turning up heat on India through Pakistan amid Doklam standoff?
Author Tom Hussain
Source South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
Date July21, 2017
Link http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2103646/china-turning-heat-
india-through-pakistan-flank-amid-doklam
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Title: What the India-China Doklam Standoff Means for Nepal
Author: Narayani Basu
Source: The Diplomat (Tokyo)
Date: July 19, 2017
Link http://thediplomat.com/2017/07/what-the-india-china-doklam-standoff-means-for-
nepal/
Title: Belt and Road initiative meshes with South Korea‘s Northern Policy
Author: Ding Rongjun
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: July 18, 2017
Link http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1056917.shtm
Title: Belt and Road initiative meshes with South Korea‘s Northern Policy
Author: Ding Rongjun
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: July 18, 2017
Link http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1056917.shtml
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doklam/
Title: Belt and Road plays key role in joint terror fight
Author: Ding Gang
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: July 12, 2017
Link http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1056042.shtml
Title: Belt and Road plays key role in joint terror fight
Author: Ding Gang
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: July 12, 2017
Link http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1056042.shtml
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Title: Spirit of ‗62
Author: ZarrarKhuhro
Source: Dawn (Islamabad)
Date: July 10, 2017
Link https://www.dawn.com/news/1344302
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Title: Pakistan can't afford China's 'friendship'
Author: C. Christine Fair
Source: Foreign Policy (Washington)
Date: July 3, 2017
Link http://www.businessinsider.com/pakistan-china-relations-friendships-2017-7
Title: CPEC and Balochistan
Author: Mir Sher Baz Khetran
Source: Pakistan Observer (Islamabad)
Date: July 5, 2017.
Link http://pakobserver.net/cpec-and-balochistan/
Title: New Delhi‘s sabre-rattling at border jeopardizes peace and stability for two sides
Author: Global Times
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: July 5, 2017
Link http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1055062.shtml
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Title: Afghan-Pakistan mechanisms introduced by China key to regional reconciliation
Author: Xiao Bin
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: June 28, 2017
Link http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1053944.shtml
Title: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor takes form amid serious security concern
Author: Zhang Jiegen
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: June 26, 2017
Link http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1053543.shtml
Title: Whatever the New US Strategy in Afghanistan, It Can't Succeed Without China
Author: Daud Kattak
Source: The Diplomat (Tokyo)
Date: June 21, 2017
Link http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/whatever-the-new-us-strategy-in-afghanistan-it-
cant-succeed-without-china/
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Title: Russia-China rivalry in Central Asia overblown
Author: Wendy Min
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: June 19, 2017
Link http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1052654.shtml
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Title: The Price of CPEC
Author: Dr Ahmad Rashid Malik
Source: The Nation (Islamabad)
Date: June 14, 2017
Link http://nation.com.pk/columns/14-Jun-2017/the-price-of-cpec
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Title: CPEC: Dismissing the Detractors
Author: Yasir Masood
Source: Pakistan Today (Islamabad)
Date: June 11, 2017
Link https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/06/11/cpec-dismissing-the-detractors/
Title: Xi's Kazakhstan trip carries on 'Silk Road Spirit,' charts new chapter for cooperation
Author: Xinhua
Source: Shanghai Daily (Shanghai)
Date: June 11, 2017
Link http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nation/Xis-Kazakhstan-trip-carries-on-Silk-Road-
Spirit-charts-new-chapter-for-cooperation/shdaily.shtml
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Title: Xi's visit to Astana will further boost SCO
Author: Sun Zhuangzhi
Source: China Daily (Beijing)
Date: June7, 2017
Link http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2017-06/07/content_29647119.htm
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Link http://www.atimes.com/obor-infrastructure-funding-trumps-geopolitics/
Title: A South China Sea Code of Conduct? Don't Get Your Hopes Up
Author: Mark J. Valencia
Source: The Diplomat (Tokyo)
Date: May 30, 2017
Link http://thediplomat.com/2017/05/a-south-china-sea-code-of-conduct-dont-get-your-
hopes-up/
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Title: Xi‘s ‗Chinese dream‘ being threatened by imperial overreach
Author: Brahma Chellaney
Source: Asia Times (Bangkok)
Date: May 25, 2017
Link http://www.atimes.com/chinas-imperial-overreach/
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Date: May 23, 2017
Link http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/05/23/commentary/world-
commentary/china-future-sharing-economy/#.WST5SOuGOUk
Title: Belt and road could be a way for Japan and China to repair ties
Author: Editorial
Source: South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
Date: May 23, 2017
Link http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2095282/belt-and-road-
could-be-way-japan-and-china-repair-ties
Title: Can China‘s grand plan to revive the ‗Silk Road spirit‘ succeed?
Author: Edward Tse
Source: South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
Date: May 23, 2017
Link http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2095370/can-chinas-grand-
plan-revive-silk-road-spirit-succeed
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Title: BRI: Project of the century
Author: Mian Abrar
Source: Pakistan Today (Islamabad)
Date: May 21, 2017
Link https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/21/bri-project-of-the-century/
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Title: A new model for Chinese overseas investment
Author: Liu Liahua
Source: Asia Times (Bangkok)
Date: May 19, 2017
Link http://www.atimes.com/new-model-chinese-overseas-investment/
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Title: Understanding China‘s ‗Master Plan' for Pakistan
Author: Umair Jamal
Source: The Diplomat (Tokyo)
Date: May 18, 2017
Link http://thediplomat.com/2017/05/understanding-chinas-master-plan-for-pakistan/
Title: Build a community of shared future for humankind through ‗Belt and Road‘
Author: Fu Ying
Source: People’s Daily (Beijing)
Date: May 18, 2017
Link http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0518/c90000-9217527.html
Title: OBOR
Author: Malik Muhmmad Asraf
Source: Pakistan Today (Islamabad)
Date: May 18, 2017
Link https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/18/obor/
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Title: Connecting 3 billion hearts and building a shared destiny
Author: Mian Shahbaz Sharif
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: May 15, 2017
Link http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1047016.shtml
Title: ‗Belt and Road Initiative‘ can help slowly heal divisions in the Middle East
Author: Oded Eran
Source: South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
Date: May 15, 2017
Link http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2093758/opinion-belt-
and-road-initiative-can-help-slowly-heal
Title: As U.S. seeks dominance, China gathers friends and seeks integration
Author: Curtis Stone
Source: People’s Daily (Beijing)
Date: May 11, 2017
Link http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0511/c90000-9213863.html
Title: China‘s ‗Belt and Road‘ strategy already proving a boon for South Asia
Author: Yasir Habib Khan
Source: South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
Date: May 14, 2017
Link http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2094023/comment-
chinas-belt-and-road-strategy-already-proving
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Title: G7 and G20 summits can take inspiration from Silk Road spirit
Author: Fu Jing
Source: China Daily (Beijing)
Date: May 16, 2017
Link http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2017-05/16/content_29359913.htm
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Title: China-Pakistan corridor draws $46b
Author: Global Times
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: May 7, 2017
Link http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1045767.shtml
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Title: The Shanghai club
Author: MK Bhadrakumar
Author: The Tribune (Chandigardh)
Date: May 1, 2017
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/the-shanghai-club/399992.html
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Link: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/04/29/the-xinjiang-pakistan-connection/
Title: A perfectly cooked biryani brings China and Pakistan even closer
Author: Maria Thomas
Source: Quartz Media LLC US)
Date: May 28, 2017
Link: https://qz.com/970175/shan-foods-a-perfectly-cooked-biryani-brings-china-and-
pakistan-even-closer/
Title: Cambodian Domestic Helpers to Take the One Belt, One Road to Hong Kong
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Author: Cal Wong
Source: The Diplomat (Tokyo)
Date: April 25, 2017
Link: http://thediplomat.com/2017/04/cambodian-domestic-helpers-to-take-the-one-belt-
one-road-to-hong-kong/
Title: North Korea is a problem, but China and Pakistan are just as harmful
Author: Michael Mazza
Source: American Enterprise Institute (Washington)
Date: April 25, 2017
Link: https://www.aei.org/publication/north-korea-is-a-problem-but-china-and-pakistan-are-
just-as-harmful/
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http://thediplomat.com/2017/04/why-china-could-be-a-game-changer-for-global-health/
Title: Why It‘s A Big Deal For The U.K. To Join Pakistan And China‘s CPEC
Author: Polina Tikhonova
Source: ValueWalk (New York)
Date: April 18, 2017
Link: http://www.valuewalk.com/2017/04/why-u-k-joining-pakistan-and-chinas-cpec-is-a-
big-deal/
Title: The Silk Road Economic Belt - Considering security implications and EU–China
cooperation prospects
Author: Richard Ghiasy and Jiayi Zhou
Source: HKTDC Research (Hongkong)
Date April 18, 2017
Link: http://china-trade-research.hktdc.com/business-news/article/China-Trade-The-Belt-
and-Road-Initiative/The-Silk-Road-Economic-Belt-Considering-security-implications-and-EU-China-
cooperation-prospects/obor/en/1/1X000000/1X0A9SG8.htm
Title: US should change its attitude toward CPEC in order to avoid missing opportunities
Author: Hu Weijia
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date April 17, 2017
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1042726.shtml
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Link: http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/why-china-is-miffed/392889.html
Title: Kashmir, China and Pakistan: What India must do to avert a three-way disaster
Author: Rajeev Sharma
Source: Dailyo.in (n.p.)
Date April 17, 2017
http://www.dailyo.in/politics/modi-pakistan-kashmir-china-cpec/story/1/16725.html
Title: CPEC positive influence on Pakistan‘s economy an example for all B&R countries
Author: Hu Weijia
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date April 13, 2017
Link: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1042384.shtml
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Title: Pak's dependence on CPEC
Author: Anad Kumar
Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Date April 11, 2017
Link: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/605722/paks-dependence-cpec.html
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Link: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/196318-A-realistic-approach-to-development
Title: Why China Is Fuming Over the Dalai Lama's Visit to Tawang
Author: K.S. Venkatachalam
Source: The Diplomat (Tokyo)
Date: April 4, 2017
Link: http://thediplomat.com/2017/04/why-china-is-fuming-over-the-dalai-lamas-visit-to-
tawang/
Title: How Trump Can Strike the Right Tone With Xi and China
Author: Joseph Bosco
Source: The Diplomat (Tokyo)
Date: April 4, 2017
Link: http://thediplomat.com/2017/04/how-trump-can-strike-the-right-tone-with-xi-and-
china/
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Title: Fate of Gilgit Baltistan under CPEC
Author: Khadija Zahid
Source: Pakistan Today (Islamabad)
Date: April 2, 2017
Link: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/04/02/fate-of-gilgit-baltistan-under-cpec/
Title: Geopolitical bias hinders India in benefitting from Belt & Road initiative
Author: Lin Minwang
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: March 29, 2017
Link: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1040214.shtml
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Title: Chinese Premier‘s Oceania visit to deepen cooperation on governance, development
Author: Han Feng
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: March 23, 2017
Link: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1039227.shtml
Title: Geopolitical bias hinders India in benefitting from Belt & Road initiative
Author: Lin Minwang
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: March 29, 2017
Link: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1040214.shtml
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Link: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1368047/pakistan-china-deepening-relationship/
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Title: CPEC & ECO: The new dynamic
Author: Imran Malik
Source: The Nation (Islamabad)
Date: March 20, 2017
Link: http://nation.com.pk/columns/20-Mar-2017/cpec-eco-the-new-dynamic
Title: New Delhi could benefit by adopting open attitude to Belt and Road initiative
Author: Hu Weijia
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: March 20, 2017
Link: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1038578.shtml
Title: SCO entry will boost India, Pakistan growth, help speed up regional integration
Author: Hu Weijia
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Source: March 15, 2017
Link: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1037800.shtml
Title: Should the US Support China's Security Role in Afghanistan?
Author: Wang Mouzhou
Source: The Diplomat (Tokyo)
Date: March 14, 2017
Link: http://thediplomat.com/2017/03/should-the-us-support-chinas-security-role-in-
afghanistan/
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Title: Countering THAAD deployment brings China, Russia closer
Author: Li Yonghui
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: March 14, 2017
Link: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1037725.shtml
Title: Kashmir's Reckoning With the Implications of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Author: Saba Muzaffer Nazki
Source: The Diplomat (Tokyo)
Date: March 12, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/03/kashmirs-reckoning-with-the-implications-of-the-china-pakistan-
economic-corridor/
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Title: The numbers show that China‘s economy won‘t collapse anytime soon
Author: Ken Moak
Source: Asian Times (Bangkok)
Date: March 8, 2017
Link: http://www.atimes.com/chinas-economy-wont-collapse-anytime-soon/
Title: New Delhi‘s objection to CPEC in Kashmir not to its own benefit
Author: Long Xingchun
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: March 6, 2017
Link: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1036227.shtml
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Link: http://www.china.org.cn/opinion/2017-03/02/content_40391043.htm
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Title: CPEC in the eye of storm?
Author: Mian Abrar
Source Pakistan Today (Islamabad)
Date: FEBRUARY 26, 2017
Link: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/02/26/cpec-in-the-eye-of-storm/
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Link: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/02/05/the-larger-cpec/
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Link: http://www.dawn.com/news/1311534/farming-the-missing-cpec-link
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Source: Pakistan Today (Islamabad)
Date: January 22, 2017
Link: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/01/22/who-provides-cpec-security/
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Title: Misconceptions, ill-intentions about CPEC
Author: Mohammad Jamil
Source: Pakistan Observer (Islamabad)
Date: January 14, 2017
Link: http://pakobserver.net/misconceptions-ill-intentions-about-cpec/
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Link: http://thediplomat.com/2017/01/chinas-trouble-with-pakistans-turbulent-democracy/
Title: India and Pakistan should ‗shun enmity‘ and start anew by joining the CPEC
Author: Gaurav Tyagi
Source: Global Times (Beijing)
Date: January 3, 2017
Link: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1026947.shtml
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Title: CPEC for GB?
Author: Arif Hussain Baltistani
Source: The Nation (Islamabad)
Date: January 3, 2017
Link: http://nation.com.pk/columns/03-Jan-2017/cpec-for-gb
Title: Four reasons why CPEC will not be another East India Company
Author: Saad Ahmed Dogar
Source: The Express Tribune (Islamabad)
Date: January 3, 2017
Link: http://tribune.com.pk/story/1282887/four-reasons-cpec-will-not-another-east-india-
company/
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