CHINA-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (CPEC) - THE PROJECT AND ITS PROSPECTS - Sujan R. Chinoy

Gwadar Port has the potential to be used as a Chinese naval base in future, which would put the PLA in the vicinity of strategic geography such as the Strait of Hormuz and also allow China to enhance its naval cooperation with Pakistan and Iran in the Indian Ocean region. [...] The appointment of a retired military officer who was earlier spokesperson of the Army reveals the determination of the Army to virtually run the CPEC. [...] Gwadar Port: Jewel in the Crown The Gwadar Port is one of the flagship projects under the CPEC in the restive province of Balochistan. [...] In November 2017, the Federal minister for Ports and Shipping Mir Hasil Bizenjo had informed the Senate that 91 per cent of the revenues to be generated from the Gwadar Port would go to China, while the Gwadar Port Authority would get a 9 per cent share of the income for the next 40 years. [...] The CPEC is viewed in Balochistan as an endeavour to exploit the province's natural resources at the cost of the local people, spurring the insurgency.