Backers of the project entertain visions of Gwadar as a new, more convenient gateway for trade from Chinese and Central Asian…

“Backers of the project entertain visions of Gwadar as a new, more convenient gateway for trade from Chinese and Central Asian markets to points west. For China, closer access to the sea from its landlocked western territories, where a massive development campaign is underway, can save thousands of miles and days of travel for goods that would otherwise have to exit the country from the east on a much more circuitous route.”

China’s footprint in Pakistan (viaiamdanw)