China-Pakistan Relations
Presented by:
Miqdad Sibtain
Asif Jazil Faruqi
Muhammad Owais Hadi
Muhammad Adeel
Muhammad Reza Haidery
Faheem Yaseen
Ancient and Imperial ChinaChina has a history of over 5000 years which consisted of at least 83 dynasties and 559 emperors.
The Shang Dynasty (1766 BC) was the first verifiable dynasty and ruled China for 600 years.
During 2000 years of the Ancient and Imperial Chinese history there were many discoveries that we use everyday such as astronomy, mathematics, engineering and medicine.
They were the first people to use paper and had invented printing
Between 1839 and 1842 the British fought an "Opium War" against China to force the Chinese to keep buying the drug opium from British India. As a result Hong Kong was signed over to Britain.
In 1949 the People’s Republic of China was formed. It established Mao as the paramount leader of the
Chinese Communist movement. The new government started to fix problems like
Inflation and low production. Mao declared that China is against capitalism and
democracy.
Diplomatic Relations
In 1950, Pakistan became the first Muslim country and the 3rd non-communist country to recognize China
During the China-Korea War Pakistan accused Korea As a result, in 1951 Beijing and at the time Karachi
established diplomatic relations. The meeting b/w the Prime Minister of China and
Pakistan paved the way for strong friendship. “In the years to come our good neighborly relation
will be further promoted and our cultural and economical intercourse will become more and more frequent” (Chou En Lai on the Independence Day of Pakistan, 1956)
Pakistan considers China to be its strongest ally
China is the main provider of technical, economic and military assistance to Pakistan
Pakistan welcomes China's Olympic Torch warmly.
Economic & Infrastructural Development
1978 - Karakoram Highway linking mountainous Northern Pakistan with Western China officially opens
1986 - China and Pakistan reach comprehensive nuclear Co-operation Agreement
1999 - A 300-megawatt nuclear power plant (Chashma 1),
2002 - Chinese Vice Premier Wu Bangguo attends ground-breaking ceremony for Pakistan's Gwadar deep-sea port. China provides $198 million for $248 million joint project.
Makran coastal highway by mekran construction company (450 Chinese & 512 Pakistanis)
2003 - Pakistan and China signed a $110 million contract for the construction of a housing project on Multan Road in Lahore
2006 – Hu Jintao (president) export processing zone suburbs of lahore “Hier Industrial Zone”
2006 – free trade agreement Trade between Islamabad and Beijing now hovered
around $7 billion last year, and both sides are set on raising the figure to $15 billion by 2010.
2008 China and Pakistan sign an FTA. 2008 China vows to help Pakistan in civil nuclear
technology by building and helping in the Khusab Nuclear Programme providing technology to Pakistan for better maintenance of civil nuclear plants.
2008 Pakistan and China to build first ever train route through the Karakoram Highway, ultimately linking China's rail route-net to Gwadar Port.
Mirani dam 5th march 2009 started operation
Our largest cotton importer Textile competitor in the international
market Pakistan china’s quickest link to warm
waters and the middle east
YEAR Aircraft Armour/Artillery Naval Vessel
1965 4 MiG-15 Trainers
80 T-59 MBTs not known
1966 4 IL-28 Bombers
not known not known
40 F-6 Fighters1970-73 80 F-6 210 T-59 MBTs 12 SHANGHAI PBs
53 T-63 LTs 4 HUCHUAN FACs
1973-76 15 F-6 Fighters
159 T-59 MBTs 2 HAINAN PBs
200 T-531 APCs
1977-79 24 F-4 Fighters
150 T-59 MBTs not known
200 130 MM TGs
50 122 MM SPHs
1980-82 20 F-6 Fighters
150 T-59 MBTs 2 HAINAN PBs
50 T-60 LTs 4 HEGU FACs
50 122 MM MRS
1983-85 42 Q-5 Fighters
150 T-59 MBTs 4 Huangfen FACs
1986-88 98 Q-5 Fighters
200 T-59 MBTs not known
1988-89 60 F-7 Fighters
200 T-59 MBTs 2 Romeo class
1990-92 not known 125 T-59 MBTs not known
1992-93 not known 97 MBTs not known
1993-94 40 Fighters 35 MBTs not known
1994-95 not known 82 T-85 II MBTs not known
Missile: Pakistan's army has both short- and medium-range ballistic missiles, such as the Shaheen missile series, that experts say are modifications of Chinese imports.
Aircraft: The current fleet of the Pakistani Air Force includes Chinese interceptor and advanced trainer aircraft, as well as an Airborne Early Warning and Control radar system used to detect aircraft. Pakistan is producing the JF-17 Thunder multi-role combat aircraft jointly with China. The K-8 Karakorum light attack aircraft was also co produced.
Nuclear Program: China supplies Pakistan with nuclear technology and assistance, including what experts suspect was the blueprint for Pakistan's nuclear bomb
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Capital- Beijing:•Located in the north eastern corner •Second largest city after Shanghai•Political, educational and cultural centre•A major force in China’s tourism
China
A Strong Bond…
Pak-China relations began in 1950’s Pakistan one of the first few nations to recognize
China as People’s Republic
The Sino-Indian hostilities in 1962 further cemented the good ties
Pakistan considers China to be its strongest ally China is the main provider of technical, economic and
military assistance to Pakistan
The two countries have cooperated on a variety of large-scale infrastructure projects in Pakistan
Trade between Islamabad and Beijing now hovers around $7 billion a year, and both sides are set on raising the figure to $15 billion by 2010.
Note:
As the presentation was exceeding the given time, therefore all points could not be covered. A report is enclosed with the presentation to submit the knowledge we gathered
Bibliography
Pictures: Google and I’mhalal Farooq Bajwa Pakistan Studies by Nigel Kelly Dawn newspaper archive Jang newspaper archive
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