Spotlight: Gwadar Port, a Chinese Foothold in Pakistan

Published: June 27, 2016, 2:56 p.m.

In this episode we look at Gwadar port, a deep-sea port located in the Balochistan province in southwest Pakistan, along a strategic trade route in the Arabian Sea. A Chinese state-owned company, Overseas Ports Holding Company, signed a 40-year lease for the port in 2014 to advance China’s economic and trade interests in the region. Gwadar...

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