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China intends to invest $46 billion in infrastructure links to Pakistan:
The focus of spending is on building a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) - a network of roads, railway and pipelines between the long-time allies. They will run some 3,000km (1,865 miles) from Gwadar in Pakistan to China's western Xinjiang region.
The projects will give China direct access to the Indian Ocean and beyond. This marks a major advance in China's plans to boost its economic influence in Central and South Asia, correspondents say, and far exceeds US spending in Pakistan.
[...] Some $15.5bn worth of coal, wind, solar and hydro energy projects will come online by 2017 and add 10,400 megawatts of energy to Pakistan's national grid, according to officials. A $44m optical fibre cable between the two countries is also due to be built.
The Great Game lives. Different players, same game. Equally large implications. Diplomacy game geeks, awake! Who are the players, and what's the play?
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Phoenix666 on Tuesday April 21 2015, @05:35AM
I think that seeing the fault lines in terms of nation-states is missing most of the picture these days. It's outdated. Nevertheless, it's interesting that you didn't mention Japan at all. Unlike China, they are a relatively harmonious society. They can mobilize on a dime, and they have the cash and the tech to do it. They have also traditionally been the counter-weight to China in the region. They might be again. Also, South Korea has really come on strong, and if China starts throwing its weight around it's a safe bet that Korea and Japan would bury the hatchet and pull together with ASEAN to form a united front. The news this week that China's building military air strips on disputed islands is sure to ratchet up tensions.
Washington DC delenda est.