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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is part of the larger OBOR or the Belt and Road(BRI) project of China.
It aims to connect Kasgar in the Xinxiang province of China to the warm water port of Gwadar in the Baluchistan province of Pakistan. It involves multiple infrastructure projects including, highways, railroads, waterways and pipelines. The Project investment estimates range from US$ 40 billion to 60 billion.
Gwadar deep sea port, a culmination point of the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which will be able to handle 13 million tonnes of cargo annually within five years — and an astounding 400 million tonnes annually by 2030 to be transported to landlocked Central Asia and to western China.
