China may consider alternative routes for CPEC via Kashmir, Nepal: report

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China may consider alternative routes through Jammu and Kashmir to address India’s concerns regarding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) that passes through Azad Jammu Kashmir, The Hindu reported on Saturday.

In an interaction with experts on Chinese affairs and students, Beijing’s envoy Luo Zhaohui suggested the alternative routes, and said he was keen on accomplishing a bilateral friendship and trade treaty during his stint in India.

“We can change the name of CPEC [China-Pakistan Economic Corridor]. Create an alternative corridor through Jammu Kashmir, Nathu La pass or Nepal to deal with India’s concerns,” said the envoy in a speech at the Centre for Chinese and South-East Asian Studies in the School of Language, JNU, on Friday.

The ambassador made a detailed presentation of the expectations on both sides and said that while the Dalai Lama’s presence and activities remain an issue for China, Beijing recognised that India’s expectations on the CPEC and Masood Azhar were also issues that both sides need to deal with.

DYNAMIC SITUATION:

Referring to the dynamic situation in the world, Ambassador Luo said, “There is a widespread change in world affairs since the coming to power of President Donald Trump of the US” and said that the recent visit of President Trump to Beijing has proved that China is a reliable partner.

“President Trump sealed $250 billion worth of trade deals with China during his trip. Would that be possible if China was a threat,” he asked, arguing that China and India as growing economies must cooperate with each other.

“One of my goals is to have a treaty of friendship and free trade with India,” he said, elaborating that both sides need to find more areas to collaborate like the Delhi smog. “Beijing also has smog and two sides can jointly deal with this issue,” he said.

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    • That’s perfectly fine because Pakistan can never ‘occupy’ J&K. We will do to Kashmiri muslims what Hitler did to jews except it would be a slow gradual process far away from world eyes and then walk into Kashmir to reclaim it’s glorious Hindu past and there is nothing Pakistan will be able to do about it except to whine & keeping asserting “our army is prepared for any eventuality” crapper while promptly surrendering without the slightest semblance of fight. We humiliated the “Superior” muslims & broke them in 1971 and regardless of your assertions, we’ll do it in future too. Hindus didn’t survive for over 4000 years without anything.

  1. If CPEC really serves the interest of Pakistan, then keep it. Otherwise, one can cancel it in parts of full.
    I suspect that the Chinese are acting like the Americans. They are wooing the Indians in the same manner as USA has been doing. Also note, Israeli Netenyahu specifically told Modi that he wants good relations with China at the same time. This means, some Zionists are also infiltrated into China deeply. No agreement is better than a bad agreement. Look at the JCPOA agreement that Iran has struck with the USA. Trump knows it benefits Iran. If the Americans do not like it, ask them to pay money to payback the Chinese, if the Chinese have imposed draconian interests. Perhaps, the Pakistan can use the route via Afghanistan to Central Asia.

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