| China's needs & support for the development of | | | | province of the Baluchistan into a business hub as it is |
| Gwadar Port | | | | very near to oil producing markets. China has a great |
| China has very well supported the Gwadar Port | | | | interest in the blue waters with the Persian Sea and |
| project in all fields like management, construction and | | | | China does not have any port in this region. Gwadar |
| finance. Gwadar port is the great symbol of Sino | | | | port can be very important and may serve the |
| – Pakistan friendly relationship in new century. | | | | purpose for China for both its military and oil resource |
| Gwadar port project was planned long time back in | | | | needs. needs another deep port sea away from |
| 1993 after the completion of its feasibility studies. | | | | Gwadar port is also important for China for creating a |
| Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji visited Pakistan in May | | | | string of pearls with its strategic ports of Bangladesh, |
| 2001 and under - writes the Gwadar port project. On | | | | Srilanka, Burma, and South China Sea etc as eighty |
| March 22, 2002, Chinese Vice Premier Wu Bangguo | | | | percent of Chinese oil resources move from these |
| visited Pakistan and laid the foundation of the | | | | ports. This string may be the strategic defense line |
| Gwadar project. These visits were very important | | | | of China’s oil management and oil movement, |
| for the peace and development of this region after 9 | | | | which will give China a forward footing. This project is |
| 11 attacks and presence of US army in the region. | | | | also solidifying the growing strategic relation between |
| Phase I of Gwadar port project has been completed | | | | Pakistan and China in economic and technical fields. All |
| with the total cost of Us$ 248 million of which China | | | | Pakistanis warmly welcome Chinese support in the |
| has provided the biggest portion of Us$ 198 millions. | | | | development of Gwadar port, as they really want |
| Chinese Engineers and technicians have worked days | | | | Sino – Pakistan strong relationship in the |
| and nights on this project and completed the first | | | | presence of US military near around. |
| phase of three Multipurpose Berths, related port | | | | There have been some incidents of terrorism against |
| infrastructure, Tugs, and Survey Vessels etc. Chinese | | | | Chinese Engineers working on Gwadar port project, |
| government also has invested US $ 200 million for | | | | which took some precious lives, but China continues |
| the coastal highway joining Gwadar port to Karachi. | | | | its support for the project without any kind of |
| China is continuing its financial and technical support | | | | delays. Pakistani people and government are very |
| for other phases, which will complete in future with | | | | thankful to Chinese Government and people for their |
| the cost of US$ 526 millions. These next phases will | | | | continue support of projects and economics |
| feature construction of nine more berths. | | | | assistance to Pakistan in all types of circumstances. |
| This project is very much important and beneficial for | | | | Chinese support and assistance in Gwadar port |
| both Pakistan and China. PakistanKarachi so that in | | | | project will leads to stronger Sino – Pakistan |
| times of hostility naval ships does not get any kind of | | | | relationship in future. |
| blockade. Pakistan also needs to develop the | | | | |