Abstract
In the arena of international politics, South Asian region has been magnetizing greater interests
and China is its close neighbor. There is no significant change in China‘s strategic interests since
the end of Cold War but her economic capacities and requirements, from natural resources to
transit routes have changed the level of influence and interest of her ties with South Asian region.
China is continuously expanding economic activities and investing in trade and development in
the region. The drive to reinforce economic development through building up transport and
infrastructure connections with her neighboring states as Gwadar-Xinjiang route and KunmingChittagong route will have an increasing impact on regional stability and the states across the
region. The ongoing and forthcoming projects of China, to use them in future, will surely have an
impact on the economies in the region. China‘s South Asia policy is refracted through China‘s
‗all-weather friend‘ in the region; Pakistan. The presence of Uighur extremists in China‘s
Xinjiang province and absence of a comprehensive counter-terrorism policy provide other areas
of attention to the Chinese government with ramifications for stability in the region. China‘s
interests in South Asia include attainment of a matching role against India, containing the
terrorist threats and expansion of her economic base in South Asia. China‘s strategic interests can
be maintained through her complete approach to move towards the path of progress and
managing better ties with South Asian neighbors.
Umbreen Javaid. (2016) China’s Interests and Challenges in South Asia, South Asian Studies, Volume 31, Issue 2.
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