The document discusses the long-standing relationship between Pakistan and China. It began in the 1950s with diplomatic relations and has since expanded to include strong economic and military cooperation. China has supported Pakistan's nuclear program and is a major investor in Pakistan's infrastructure projects through initiatives like the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The relationship is described as an "all-weather friendship" that benefits both countries' strategic and economic interests in the region.

2. Topic: Pak-China
Relationship

3. Content list:
•Pak-China relationship backgrounds
•Diplomatic relations
•Economic relations
•Military relations
•China's role in Pakistan's nuclear program
•Views on Pakistan and China relationship
•Issues of Pakistan and China relationship
• Important events
•Conclusion
•Suggestion

4. Pak-China relationship
backgrounds:
•Pakistan has a long and symbiotic relationship
with China. Which is based on mutual support.
•Pakistan And China Relationship Began In 1950
as Pakistan is the First Muslim Country To
Establish Relations With China.
•PAKISTAN helped china to build a relation with
the Muslim world.

5. •Due to Pakistan , china became a member of UN.
•The Two Countries Had Regularly Exchanged High-
level Visits Resulting In A Variety Of Agreements.
• Diplomatic Relations Were Established In 1950.
•Military Assistance Began In 1966.
•Economic Co-operation Began In 1979.

6. Diplomatic relations
•Diplomatic relations between
Pakistan and China were
established on 21 May 1951.
• In Sino-Indian war 1962,
China and Pakistan joined
hands against India.
• One year after Sino- India war,
Pakistan built the
Karakoram Tract to China
to improve diplomatic relations.

7. • AS, Pakistan opened a gate for China to the West ,that
made possible Nixon us president visit to China in 1972.
China in turn provided extensive economic aid and political
support towards Pakistan.
• after 9/11, Pakistan has increased the scope of Chinese
influence and support by agreeing to a number of military
projects, combined with extensive economic support and
investment from the Chinese.
•China supports Pakistan on Kashmir while Pakistan
supports China on the issues of Xinjiang ,Tibet, and Taiwan.

8. Economic relations:
•Economic trade between Pakistan and China is
increased in recent years. China greatly increases its
investments in Pakistan.
•a trade free agreement has been signed recently.
•China is helping to develop Pakistan's infrastructure
through the construction of power plants, roads and
communication nodes.
•Pakistan exports cotton and jute to china.
•Zong (1st 3G and 4G mobile network operator in
Pakistan) is the first overseas setup and it relates to
china.

9. • China sponsored a wide variety of
projects in Pakistan.
•Gwadar Deep Sea Port.
•Larkana sugar mill.
•Saindak Copper project in Baluchistan.
•The machine tool factory of Karachi
•Upcoming projects
•Thar coal power plant
•Lahore orange line metro train project
• dawood wind power project at sindh
•Road network corridor from kashger to
gawader
•QUAID E AZAM solar power , Bahawalpur
•Coal fired power plant, sahiwal.
•Coal fired power plant, Jhelum.

10. Military relations:
•China enjoys strong defense ties with Pakistan.
•China provided alot of military equipments to the
Pakistan Army, helping in establishement of factories,
providing technological facilities. as well as financial
support:
•Heavy mechanical complex
•Aeronautical complex (kamra)
•The armies had also scheduled a joint military
exercises.
• china helped Pakistan when there is no hope of
external support .
• E.g. in 1965,1971 wars

11. •Both , countries are involved in the
several projects to enhance military
and defense systems, which
includes :
•JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft
•K-8 Karakorum advance aircraft
•Jl-8 aircraft
•L-15 aircraft
•Al-Khalid tanks
•the Babur cruise missile.
•F-22 navel frigates

12. China's role in pakistan's nuclear
programs.
•China helped Pakistan in
developing its nuclear power
plants . China gave technical and
material support in completing.
Chashma nuclear power plant I, II,
III ,IV V. That played a major role in
uranium production .
•Chinese helped in building the
Khushab reactor, which is playing a
key role in Pakistan's production of
plutonium.

13. Views on Pakistan and China
relationship:
•In world China and Pakistan relations has been
compared to Israel – United States relations.
•In 2010, U.S questioned about Pakistan and china,
the Chinese responded : “ Pakistan is our Israel”
•Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf said
about this friendship "time-tested and all-weather
friend",in return Chinese president Hu Jintao
referred Pakistan as "a good friend and partner”.

14. Issues of Pakistan and china
relationship:
• Taliban which are labeled as Pakistani terrorists
are involved in violence in Chinese province
Xinjiang. Pakistan's failure to prevent this.
• U.S. War On Terror and China is against of U.S.
influence in the region. as, Pakistan is a US ally i.e.
China is forced to step up its support in order to
maintain its influence in region .

15. •2010 – China donated $260 million dollars to
flood hit Pakistan and sent 4 helicopters for rescue
operations.
•2011 – Pakistan bought air-to-air SD 10 missiles
from China.
•2013 – On 24 December , China announced $6.5
billion for the construction of nuclear power
project in Karachi.
Important events : (2010 -2015 }

16. •Chinese companies sign $46 billion of 51 project.
•2014: On 8 November 2014, Pakistan and China
signed 19 agreements particularly of $42 billion
relating China–Pakistan Economic Corridor.
•2015: Recently , after 9 years , Chinese president
(xi jinping) two day visited to Pakistan on {20 – 21
April}.
•Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif , a two-day
visit to China on 26 January 2015.

17. Suggestions:
•Relationship of two countries will continue to grow
if we ensure fusion of all the three pillars of relations
– > strategic >economic >people to people
exchanges.
•Establishment of interaction b/w youth of both
countries will be a good plan .
•Pakistan provides proper security to the Chinese
worker and projects in Pakistan.
•Export or import of goods on equal bases, because
Pakistan import more goods as compare to export.

18. Conclusion:
•Pak-china relation holds great important in the
world. The need of the time is that both countries
work together to make it strong.
•Pak-China relation is not only on the political level
but people of both the countries share a deep and
special bond. It was clear from the visit of Chinese
President to Pakistan.
•This historic friendship termed as “stronger than
steel, sweeter than honey, deeper than oceans and
higher than mountain.