Las relaciones sino-pakistaníes: ¿hacia un nuevo paradigma?

Abstract

The bilateral relation between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People’s Republic of China has important implications not only for these two states but also for the region. This is a clear example of regional balance of power which involves China, USA, Pakistan and India. From 1947 there is a strategic gap between Pakistan and India which Islamabad seems unable to control. Nevertheless, the Sino-Pakistani alliance has allowed to redress this disequilibrium, a situation now threatened by the growing American presence in the area as well as for the growing regional instability stemming from Afghanistan.