Will China's patience with Pakistan last?
A Pakistani paper headline 'Uighur leader hiding in Pakistan vows revenge on China', and refers to:
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In a rare but brief interview, Abdullah Mansour, leader of the rebel Turkestan Islamic Party, said it was his holy duty to fight the Chinese
Link:http://tribune.com.pk/story/682878/u...enge-on-china/
Then the report cites a Pakistani NGO, which works in the NWF region:
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In the last couple of years, Taliban have got nearer and nearer to the Chinese border...There has been a lot of movement there. Perhaps that gives them the logistical support that they require to cross over into China.
After recent events in China, how long can Pakistan not actively pursue such "militants"? Well since Pakistan appears to once again be following a 'stop, go' policy towards confronting the Pakistani Taliban (PTT) the Chinese will have to be very patient.
There is a main thread, where this post may migrate, 'The US & others working with Pakistan' at:http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/...ead.php?t=2313
Pressure ends in military action
Thanks to a "lurker" for the pointer to this apparent ISI press briefing:
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Local intelligence officials said foreign militants along with their families have taken refuge there in recent years, including Chechens, Uzbeks, Chinese, Turkmen, Tajiks and Uighurs.
One senior security official said the military was in particular targeting the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, a separatist militant outfit blamed for numerous terror attacks in China’s restive western region of Xinjiang.
He said the Chinese government had pressed Pakistan for taking action against the Uighur separatists based in North Waziristan. “The Chinese authorities had conveyed their message separately to the prime minister and the army chief; the issue had been raised even with the president when he was on an official visit to China,” he added.
The military action comes after more than three months of stop-start peace talks between the government and the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, which have made little progress since they began in February.
Link:http://www.dawn.com/news/1108295/fou...tion-continues
China supports Pakistan's national anti-terror plan
Well that is heartening news, although one wonders diplomacy aside 'support' means:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2...t_19178048.htm
The China–Pakistan Axis Asia’s New Geopolitics
A WoTR podcast discusses this new book 'The China–Pakistan Axis: Asia’s New Geopolitics' by Andrew Small, with Stephen Tankel and Ryan Evans:http://warontherocks.com/2015/01/pod...ets-east-asia/
There are already threads on the interaction between between Pakistan, China, India, and Afghanistan.
Link to the publishers website, who do ship globally for free, if you register with them alongside a discount:http://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/...pakistan-axis/
China, Pakistan Poised To Clash Over Militant Sanctuaries
Well a lot pf people have been wondering how long China would be patient, so this report is interesting. Especially when the Foreign Minister says:
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Every Pakistani must ask whether the people [militants] we nurtured during the past 30 or 40 years are still our [strategic] assets today. Are they our assets or liability? We have to define this on our national level. I am talking about what my children and their children will endure [if we fail].
First we need to confess our sins and then hope for atonement.
Link:https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/pakista.../28720725.html
Shashank Joshi's response:
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The FM has no authority to change policy on this matter.
Growing Pakistan–Russia Military Ties
A short article from RUSI, by an intern from Pakistan and the full title is: Growing Pakistan–Russia Military Ties Reflect Central Asia’s Changing Geopolitics.
Link:https://rusi.org/commentary/growing-...ng-geopolitics
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Pakistan’s military is intensifying security cooperation with Russia. It is a remarkable and historic turnaround for two countries that for many decades considered each other rivals.
One expects that Pakistani diplomats will be busy, as the author concedes:
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China and
India have reacted with dismay to these overt strategic ties between Russia and Pakistan. However, President Vladimir Putin
dismissed such fears, saying that India still remained Moscow’s strategic and historic partner in Asia.
It ends with a rather predictable swipe at President Trump:
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Rapprochement with Russia could be a sign of things to come, if the US keeps threatening the Pakistani military with sanctions and if Washington continues to stall military sales.
China sits on the FATF fence: ouch
From The Soufan Center IntelBrief a curious diplomatic episode:
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The most significant factor in the FATF putting Pakistan back on the grey list, which it was on from 2012-2015—though the global dynamics are quite different now—are the postures of Saudi Arabia and China; the former voted for the measure and the latter abstained, allowing the motion to carry. While Pakistan expects pressure from the U.S., the lack of support from China and Saudi Arabia, both of whom are vital to the economy and finances of Pakistan, is a sign of effective lobbying by the U.S. and, at least publicly, those two countries taking a tougher stand on Pakistan’s dance with terrorist groups.
Link:http://thesoufancenter.org/tsc-intel...sure-pakistan/