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    Detailed perspectives on developments in South Asia​​

    487 : Emerging Strains in China-Pakistan Friendship

    Srikanth Thaliyakkattil

    11 April 2018

    The China-Pakistan friendship has been hailed by both countries as an all-weather friendship. However, the clashes between the Chinese and Pakistanis in Pakistan in early April 2018 point to the emergence of possible cracks in this friendship. This paper looks at the incidents and concludes that they have the potential to destabilise the relationship between the two countries.