China-Pakistan: All-weather concerns

The last few months have been rife with speculation about Beijing’s willingness to fill the void if American financial and military support for Pakistan were to be curtailed. One minute, China’s early transfer of JF-17 fighter jets and takeover of Gwadar port supposedly portended the founding of a new alliance. The next, an announcement that one of the individuals behind the July attacks in Kashgar had received training in Pakistan was being heralded as a sign of rift. But almost every dramatic development has proved to be less significant at second glance.

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