Gwadar will not be a Chinese military base. Commentary by the Pakistan Navy

High-ranking officials of the Ministries of Defense of Pakistan and China commented on statements that the PRC in Pakistan’s Gwadar intends to open a military base.

Recall that Gwadar is a deep-water port of the Arabian Sea, and China intends to invest a huge amount of 60 billion dollars in infrastructure development of this port. This gave reason (primarily in the West) to announce that Chinese soldiers would soon appear in Gwadar. At the moment, the only foreign military base of China is the base in the African state of Djibouti.

The head of the Pakistan Navy Information Service, Rear Admiral Javad Iqbal commented on rumors of China’s readiness to open its military base in Pakistan. Speaking at a security forum in China, the Pakistan Rear Admiral said that the rumors had nothing to do with reality. Javad Iqbal stressed that the Ministry of Defense of China did not submit a request to Islamabad regarding military activity in Gwadar.

Iqbal:

Let me emphasize that the port of Gwadar is a purely commercial project and does not have a military component. Conveniently located outside the potentially hazardous and confined waters of the Persian Gulf, Gwadar can act not only as a transit port for China and Central Asia, but also a transshipment port, affecting the prosperity of the entire region. Security in the area will be maintained by the Pakistani navy.

In turn, the representatives of China noted that investments in the infrastructure of Gwadar are associated with the implementation of the large-scale project “One Belt - One Way”. Under this project, China is positioning itself as the de facto main regulator of trade and economic relations in Eurasia, and not only. China is also actively investing in economic projects in a number of African countries, using the resources of cheap labor.

Meanwhile, the US does not believe that the development of a purely trade infrastructure in Gwadar may require an amount of 60 billion dollars.

Comments

[tatarin_ru]

The Chinese drew attention to the fact that they are actively investing in marine infrastructure around the world. England, USA, Russia, Asia, billions of tubrics.

[Jolly oldster sailor]

Not you alone paid attention ... I will add- "Bitch Corner", Djibouti, which is in Africa-

They try to control oil flows there, and they do it right ...

[Special department]

Quote: Jolly oldster sailor

You are not the only one to notice.

You are afraid of the liberals of the world of China, and rightly so .. You will no longer receive grants for "crap" ..)))

Quote: Dude

What can I say? Well done Chinese!

I agree ..! We will agree with China, but hardly with the USA and Israel ..

[Jolly oldster sailor]

Quote: Special Department

You will no longer have grants for "crap" ..)))

Meehan, why don’t you have a hangover again, or something .. ??? Stop drinking, let us talk normally ...

[hrych]

Quote: Jolly oldster sailor

let us talk normally ..

Pakistan quickly dissociated itself from the Chinese. It will also be everywhere, these invested funds in Myanmar, Pakistan and even Djibouti, in fact, were thrown to the wind. The USA will not allow a competitor to grow, and he is still a kid in colonialism, and he will remain so. The Chinese do not control any oil flows in Djibouti, they would like to control, but so far they are only looking at the passing tanks with wide, slanting eyes. And just try to delay the tanker, as from the base campfire remains. In the Spratly archipelago, the Americans showed them that they did not intend to endure disgrace even a thousand kilometers from the PRC, Ohio's boats sailed not far from Beijing, etc. China took a sharp start on the sea-ocean, but it wasn’t exhausted.

[Talgat]

I will support the special department

[Machito]

The Silk Road will require military cover. So one another is not a hindrance. China is friends with Pakistan against India, and it will not hurt to let a hairpin in to mattresses.

[antivirus]

the future master of the world is changing as the chief controller of the old.

[Rostovchanin]

Meanwhile, the US does not believe that the development of a purely trade infrastructure in Gwadar may require an amount of 60 billion dollars.

Well, everywhere they stick their nose in !!! When will their "Wishlist" be broken off?

[parusnik]

China is also actively investing in economic projects in a number of African countries, using a cheap labor resource.

.... His own has risen in price ...

[rocket757]

Stripes were very busy hindering the strengthening and presence of Chinese bases, wherever they intended to create them! They already succeed, they can, because they are still strong and are the main frog in our big swamp!
We won’t flatter ourselves and go about it; we must work hard, work hard, to achieve goals that are accessible and important to us!

[Dude]

What can I say? Well done Chinese! And yes, of course, this port will not carry any strategic military significance! This is so, for the sake of fun people invest money)))

[gunnerminer]

The rapidly growing PLA Navy, this, and other bases are urgently needed.

[bald]

Judging by the photo, just run China there - they’ll catch all the fish. But seriously - it's a matter of time - they think, but Pakistan looks around.

[KVU-NSVD]

Everything will be there, only while they deny it. And then, in fact, the military component will come to light ... After investing 60 lard, Chinese warships will be permanent "welcome guests" there ..

[ANCIENT]

this is called creeping expansion - today and tomorrow there is no base, but who guarantees that it will not appear there after the day after

[Sergey39]

All news - assumptions begin with denial. It was the same with the denial of raising the retirement age, etc.

[Lara Croft]

Meanwhile, the do not believe in the USA that the development of a purely commercial infrastructure in Gwadar may require an amount of $ 60 billion.

And what else remains to be done by the USA ...

Chinese representatives noted that investments in the infrastructure of Guadar are associated with the implementation of the large-scale project “One belt - one way”

The SCRC (including special ones) and the PLA base patrol aircraft deployed on this naval base will control part of the Indian Ocean ... including caravan routes of ships coming from the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea ...