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The-Beijing-Islamabad-axis-plays-a-central-role-in-Asia’s-geopolitics,-from-India’s-rise-to-the-prospects-for-a-post-American-Afghanistan,-from-the-threat-of-nuclear-terrorism-to-the-continent’s-new-map-of-mines,-ports-and-pipelines.-China-is-Pakistan’s-great-economic-hope-and-its-most-trusted-military-partner;-Pakistan-is-the-battleground-for-China’s-encounters-with-Islamic-militancy-and-the-heart-of-its-efforts-to-counter-balance-the-emerging-US-India-partnership.-For-decades,-each-country-has-been-the-other’s-only-‘all-weather’-friend.-Yet-the-relationship-is-still-little-understood.-The-wildest-claims-about-it-are-widely-believed,-while-many-of-its-most-dramatic-developments-are-hid–den-from-the-public-eye.-This-book-sets-out-the-recent-history-of-Sino-Pakistani-ties-and-their-ramifications-for-the-West,-for-India,-for-Afghanistan,-and-for-Asia-as-a-whole.-It-tells-the-stories-behind-some-of-its-most-sensitive-aspects,-including-Beijing’s-support-for-Pakistan’s-nuclear-program,-China’s-dealings-with-the-Taliban,-and-the-Chinese-military’s-planning-for-crises-in-Pakistan.-It-describes-a-relationship-increasingly-shaped-by-Pakistan’s-internal-strife,-and-the-dilemmas-China-faces-between-the-need-for-regional-stability-and-the-imperative-for-strategic-competition-with-India-and-the-USA.
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