The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): A Pathway to Regional Prosperity and Challenges

作者：Muhammad Nadeem, Xiaoyan Fan, Gulshan Sadaf, Hassan Sher · 发表于：Social science review archives. · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.70670/sra.v3i1.453 · 被引用次数：1 · 研究领域：Belt and Road Initiative、Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography、Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East

The BRI’s flagship project under the umbrella of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which promotes economic and regional connectivity through infrastructure development and bilateral policy coordination. Please write in English language. In this way Pakistan could transform its economy and at the same time improve energy security and generate new jobs. The economic prospects of CPEC have several challenges, from doubts of debts sustainability to environmental issues (including climate change) to security and soft-balancing threats to uneven distribution of benefits across the region. In this respect, the economic worth of CPEC illustrates its efforts to promote infrastructure growth as well as industrial development. The Gwadar Port and several transportation networks along with the special economic zones (SEZs) work together to enhance trade operations while attracting FDI from foreign investors. It also aims to create sustainable economic conditions in Pakistan through industrial development including coal energy along with hydro power and renewable projects within CPEC. Pakistani worries about becoming economically reliant on Chinese loans that can potentially constrain its capacity to service rising debt have covered the promise of CPEC. Pakistan's economic sovereignty and long-term fiscal stability are threatened by uncontrolled borrowing that has already resulted in a financial turmoil, according to economic analysts. Security challenged are major hindrances f...