24 January 2025

China-Pakistan relations are souring, but will muddle along - Opinion

Derek Grossman

For decades, China and Pakistan have maintained an "all-weather" strategic partnership designed to endure any hardship. This relationship was borne out of a mutual desire to counter India within South Asia and, more recently, to help Beijing manage the challenge of rising Islamic extremism and to offer Islamabad an alternative economic and defense partner in the face of its rockier ties with the U.S.

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