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·         As of January 2019, the list totals 790 projects

·         OBOR stands for One Belt One Road

 OBOR was Initially announced in the year 2013

·         What Is One Belt One Road (OBOR)?

·         OBOR, the brainchild of Chinese President Xi Jinping, is an ambitious economic development and commercial project spread across the continents of Asia, Africa, and Europe.

·         Dubbed the “Project of the Century” by the Chinese authorities, OBOR spans about 78 countries  

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The Shaksgam Valley was ceded to China by Pakistan in 1963 when both countries signed a boundary agreement to settle their border differences.

The agreement laid the foundation of Karakoram highway which was built jointly by the Chinese and Pakistani engineers in 1970s.

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The recent economic plan between China and Pakistan is CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor).

It was launched on April 20, 2015, with a $46 billion value.

It is a major infrastructure project aimed at enhancing connectivity and economic cooperation between China and Pakistan.

It serves as a framework for regional connectivity and economic rationalization in a globalized world.

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This agreement was signed between Pakistan and China.

Chen Yi from China and Zulifqar Ali Bhutto from Pakistan signed this agreement.

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In July 2023, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the China Expo Center in Gwadar (Balochistan)

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From the initial project, the scope has expanded from a net worth of $46 billion to $60 billion according to some sources.

CPEC is seen as the main plank of China's paramount leader Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative.

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• China is located to the northeast of Pakistan.
• It shares a 599 km long border with Pakistan through the Karakoram region.

• India to the east.
• Iran to the west.
• Afghanistan to the northwest.
• China to the northeast.
• Arabian Sea to the south.