China gets 40-year rights at Pakistani port

[Mr.Nair]

Man we have to improve the quality of Burnol for endians

You can't expect quality burnol from china

 

[chou.wong]

可怜的阿三

 

[Zarvan]

China has been granted operation rights for 40 years at a port in Gwadar, a strategic deep-water seaport in Pakistan, Hong Kong-based Pheonix TV reported on Tuesday.

Infrastructure construction is nearly complete and the port could be put into full use by the end of the year, Dostain Khan Jamaldini, chairman of the Gwadar Port Authority, was quoted as saying. It could serve as a vital economic hub linking China and Pakistan, he said.

Gwadar, on the shores of the Arabian Sea in Pakistan's western province of Balochistan, occupies a strategic location between South and Central Asia and the Middle East, being situated at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, just outside the Strait of Hormuz, gateway for about 20 per cent of the world's oil.

It is also the end of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which runs about 3,000 kilometres from Gwadar to the northwestern Chinese city of Kashgar, an important part of the ancient Silk Road linking China with Eurasia and Africa.

Oil from the Middle East could be offloaded at Gwadar and transported to China through the corridor, cutting the current 12,000 km journey to 2,395 km.

The TV station quoted Riaz Mohammad Khan, advisory board member of the Centre for International Strategic Studies as saying: "It (the port) will turn the tables… it will really benefit Pakistan and China".

The economic corridor is an under-construction development connecting Gwadar to China's Xinjiang via roads, railways and pipelines to transport oil and gas. It will act as a bridge for the new Maritime Silk Route that envisages linking 3 billion people in Asia, Africa and Europe, part of a trans-Eurasian project proposed by President Xi Jinping in 2013.

"Oil from the region to China will be facilitated," said Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in 2013 when China was given the contract to operate the port. Gwadar would become a hub of trade and commerce in the region, bringing together the countries of Central Asia and lending new impetus to Pakistan-China relations, he said.

China is expected to invest $1.62 billion in the Gwadar project, including construction of an eastern expressway linking the harbor and coastline, an international airport, breakwater and nine other projects expected to be complete in three to five years.

Gwadar will soon start building a container terminal measuring 1,200 metres and a 300-metre-long cargo terminal that can harbor four berths.

When fully operational, Gwadar will promote the economic development of Pakistan and become a gateway for Central Asian countries, including Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, linking Sri Lanka, Iran and Xinjiang to undertake marine transport. (***)

- See more at: China gets 40-year rights at Pakistani port | The Jakarta Post

I would love to see two Type 55 Destroyer and two Type 96 Nuclear submarines stationed at Gawader @Horus

 

[CHI RULES]

Peace talks have no relevance with Pakistan active state sponsored terrorism and a defence policy directly aimed towards India.


I am sorry, but your lack of understanding of the context and comprehension has no relevance to me.

You are having integral part of Pak Jammu and Kshmir kept forcefully by U. Even if Pak Govt encourages Kasmiri Mujahdeen it is right thin to do we should not be ashamed on that fact. Same way ur govt also spreading terrorism in Pak from Afghanistan.

Coming back to topic Pak should also make arrangements with China for protection of Gwader Port both from India and so called hidden Muslim friends like UAE and Iran. (Meanwhile I have come to know that Pak is establishing an army division for this purpose. Even Pak should request China to place two to three destroyers in Arabian sea to counter any naval threat.
Long live Pak-China friendship the only true friend of Pak.

 

[Shotgunner51]

What you call a expressway??
4/6 lane highways right??

Expressways are Controlled-Access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane dividers, etc., designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow and ingress/egress regulated. Common English terms are freeway and motorway. Terms in other languages sometimes seen in English include French: autoroute, German: Autobahn, or Italian: autostrada. Other similar terms include expressway, Interstate, and parkway. For apple-to-apple comparison between countries on expressways, you may refer to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_length_of_expressways
List of countries by length of expressways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia​

India has 1,208 km of Expressways, equivalent to 1.1% of China's 111,950 km.

So this is the official government data from 2010
National Highways/Expressway 70,934 km
State Highways 1,54,522 km
Major and Other District Roads 25,77,396 km
Rural Roads 14,33,577 km

Annual Report 2010-2011 - Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India

I have checked the link you provided, "Annual report 2010-2011", Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, retrieved 2012-02-07. Apparently you have mistakenly added comma to the data (confused "Lakh" with "Million").

National Highway (India) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Expressways 1,000 km
Total national highways 92,851 km

- National highways (already 4/6 laned) 22,900 km
- National highways (being 4/6 laned) 25,000 km​

State highways 154,522 km
Major and other district roads 2,577,396 km
Rural & other roads 1,433,577 km
Total (approx) 4,245,429 km​

Anyway for latest data India, please use "Annual report 2010-2011", Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, retrieved 2014-Octoberber-05, total road network is 48.85 lakh km (4.885 million km), consisting of national highways, expressways, state highways, major district roads, other district roads and village roads)

National Highways & Expressways 92,851 km
State Highways 142,687 km
The above add up to be 235,538 km​

In China, highways are constructed based on legislation JTG-B01-2003 ("Technical Standard on Highway Construction"/"公路工程技术标准"). Except for the highest grade of control-access highways, i.e. others are classified into 4 levels. By 2012, the quantities are as below:

Level 1 Highway (一级公路) 74,300 km
Level 2 Highway (二级公路) 331,500 km
Level 3 Highway (三级公路) 401,900 km
Level 4 Highway (四级公路) 2,705,800 km
Unclassified Highway (等级外公路) 627,900 km
Total Highways 4,141,400km

Sample of Level 1 Highway ​

Analysis:

• Only on expressways, India is equivalent to 1.1% of China.
  
• For expressways and highways combined, India's is equivalent to 5.5% of China.

 

[55100864]

Only on expressways, India is equivalent to 1.1% of China.

• For expressways and highways combined, India's is equivalent to 5.5% of China.

Ouch！