Talwar e Pakistan
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1: If that was the case than all sea-land-land trade transportation would be more costly than the goods. Goods dropped off at Gwadar will go through a smooth motorway or railway to Kashgar.Spot on! It has been calculated that the cost of transportation along the CPEC to Kashgar will be far more than the cost of goods being transported. And what is Pakistan going to export to China that China doesn't have already? Probably just ready-made garments!
And there's another problem the Chinese are facing - building infrastructure in disputed territory of GB which is against international law.
For circumventing this problem, Pakistan is planning to integrate GB as a province of Pakistan! What then would happen to the so called UN resolutions on J&K that Pakistan continuously harps about?
2: CPEC is not meant for trade between Pakistan and China. Its meant as a shortcut for China - almost all trade routes from the Eastern Hemisphere that is heading to the South China sea will be diverted to Gwadar. It'll put Pakistan in the center of international trade - countries like Singapore and Brunei became rich because they were in the middle of trade between China and the Eastern hemisphere. Gwadar will significantly reduce value of the Gulf ports and South China sea ports. This will draw in a lot of jobs and investment. Overall around 70-80 billion dollars have been invested and perhaps even more.
3: Building dams to divert water to the Indus was also illeagle and was against the Indus water treaty - what did the UN do? Nothing. So dont even talk about international law.