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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2026(IX-I).01 10.31703/gfpr.2026(IX-I).01 Published : Mar 2026Economic Integration and Geopolitical Implications of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC)is one of the significant elements of the China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that is expected to enhance connectivity, trade, and economic integration within the territory of South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East. The article examines the two aspects of CPEC, the geopolitical and economic ones, which evaluate the potential influence of CPEC on the change of the development pattern in Pakistan and the strategic role of China. In terms of the economy, CPEC will definitely modify the infrastructure in Pakistan, solve its long-term problems with energy crises, and stimulate industrial growth through special economic zones(SEZs).The paper emphasizes the fact that CPEC is not only an economic initiative, but it is also a strategic alliance that reinvents the balance of power in South Asia. CPEC highlights the interdependence, as it is complicated to separate and choose between economics and security in modern international relations.
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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC, China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Special Economic Zones (SEZs), South Asia, Indian Ocean
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(1) Muhammad Javed
PhD Scholar, Department of International Relations, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Ghulam Mustafa
Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Javed, M., & Mustafa, G. (2026). Economic Integration and Geopolitical Implications of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Global Foreign Policies Review, IX(I), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2026(IX-I).01
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CHICAGO : Javed, Muhammad, and Ghulam Mustafa. 2026. "Economic Integration and Geopolitical Implications of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)." Global Foreign Policies Review, IX (I): 1-8 doi: 10.31703/gfpr.2026(IX-I).01
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HARVARD : JAVED, M. & MUSTAFA, G. 2026. Economic Integration and Geopolitical Implications of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Global Foreign Policies Review, IX, 1-8.
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MHRA : Javed, Muhammad, and Ghulam Mustafa. 2026. "Economic Integration and Geopolitical Implications of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)." Global Foreign Policies Review, IX: 1-8
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MLA : Javed, Muhammad, and Ghulam Mustafa. "Economic Integration and Geopolitical Implications of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)." Global Foreign Policies Review, IX.I (2026): 1-8 Print.
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OXFORD : Javed, Muhammad and Mustafa, Ghulam (2026), "Economic Integration and Geopolitical Implications of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)", Global Foreign Policies Review, IX (I), 1-8
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TURABIAN : Javed, Muhammad, and Ghulam Mustafa. "Economic Integration and Geopolitical Implications of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)." Global Foreign Policies Review IX, no. I (2026): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2026(IX-I).01