CPEC has the same strategic importance for China as once the Wall of China. The wall of China kept invaders and threats out of China in ancient times. Now CPEC will serve the same. As with CPEC in action, China will be able to completely bypass the straits of Malaka and Indian Ocean means almost zero trade route blackmail from India,Twian,US,Philippines and Japan. CPEC in action would follow by an aggressive Chinese policy in South China sea and towards Tiwan,India, Japan and Philippines. Pakistan's stake in CPEC is not even 1% to the nature of Chinese stake.
Surely, CPEC can benefit both china and pakistan.
Without benefit, will china build CPEC? without benefit, will pakistan cooperate china with CPEC?
But why pakistan, it is mutual benefit and mutual belief.
For energy, china develop green energy, and green energy take more and more share
For oil , we have strategic cooperation with russia, south america country, and also ME.
For oil input from ME, to diversify the danger, we bulid CPEC, CPEC can also bring pakistan with ecnomy boost.
Clever people should have a grateful heart, have a higher and longer sight.
The most silly people always think they are clever than most of the other people. they are be greedy of gain without limitation, at last, everything will be f;;uked up.