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| India-Pakistan |
| 'China agrees to run Gwadar port' |
| 2011-05-23 |
| [Dawn] Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar said on Saturday that China had "acceded to Pakistain's request to take over operations" of the Gwadar port as soon as the agreement with the Singapore Port Authority expired. The minister, who had accompanied the prime minister during his visit to China, issued a statement to press about the development. But the statement was silent on an important point: whether China will wait till 2047 for taking over the port. According to the concession agreement between Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) and PSAI-AKD group, signed on Feb 6, 2007, the arrangement will be valid for 40 years. Under the agreement, the Gwadar Port Authority receives revenues from consortium of PSAI-AKD. Mr Mukhtar said Pakistain was grateful to the Chinese government for building the Gwadar port. "However, The flatulent However... we shall be more grateful to the Chinese if they agree to build naval base at Gwadar." Gwadar, the country's third port after Bloody Karachi and Port Qasim, lies on the Arabian Sea. It is 533kms from Bloody Karachi and 120kms from the maritime frontier with Iran. FRIGATES: Ahmad Mukhtar said that during meetings with Chinese officials, he had discussed important strategic and economic matters. "Pakistain requested for frigates of 4,400 tons on credit basis. We also requested the Chinese to train our personnel in running submarines." According to Mr Mukhtar, the prime minister also asked his counterpart, Wen Jiabao, ...Wen has a professional background in geology and engineering. Unlike most American politicians, he actually knows things. ... to consider inducting the JF-17 Thunder aircraft into the PLA (Peoples Liberation Army) fleet as it would enable Pakistain to sell a large number of the planes to other countries. The Chinese government had agreed to "our request to equip our air force with FC-20 aircraft", the minister added. He also said Islamabad had asked Beijing to convey a message to Washington that "our illusory sovereignty be respected". The Chinese government "assured us of help in removing hurdles in the way of Pakistain's progress", the defence minister said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 WORLD NEWS > CHINA, PHILIPPINES WARN VERSUS AGRESSION IN SPRATLYS, i.e. initiating unilateral Milaction(s) agz the other. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-05-23 02:37 |
| #1 "Illusory sovereignty" - whoa, haven't heard those terms in a while. I strongly doubt Beijing will wait until 2047 - the spectre of forecasted widespread Energy, Water, Food? shortages alone occurring + spreading throughout China should preclude that. * ION TOPIX/MIL FORUMS > TAIWAN: CHINA [now]HAS 1800 BALLISTIC MISSLES AIMED AT US, as up from 1600 BMS a short time back. The number of BMS aimed by Beijing at Taiwan is anticipated to keep rising as China modernizes its PLA. ARTIC > PERTS = CONTROL OR POSSESSION OF TAIWAN IS KEY TO CHINA'S BREAKOUT INTO WESTPAC + OTHER FAR PACOAS, Taiwan proper is part of the "FIRST ISLAND CHAIN" OF CHINA'S STRATEGIC POWER PROJECTION = that is also CHINA'S ARC OF NATIONAL, GEOPOL ISOLATION/CONTAINMENT extending from Japan all the way down to the Philippines [+ Malaccas Straits, SCS]. IOW, BEIJING = THERE WILL BE NO CHINESE SUPERPOWER IN THE PACIFIC WIDOUT TAIWAN, NO TAIWAN = PLA MUST PEPARE WAR OPTIONS/MILPLANS AGZ JAPAN, ROK, + ASEAN, NAM NATIONS. * PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > RISE OF CHINESE DRAGON COULD SPLIT NEW ZEALAND. Ditto AISTRaLIA as per Beijing's alleged desireto set up PLA bases in EAST TIMOR. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-05-23 01:00 |