China Maritime Report No. 7: Gwadar: China's Potential Strategic Strongpoint in Pakistan

Authors

Isaac B. Kardon
Conor M. Kennedy
Peter A. Dutton

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Description

This China Maritime Report on Gwadar is the second in a series of case studies on China’s Indian Ocean “strategic strongpoints” (战略支点). People’s Republic of China (PRC) officials, military officers, and civilian analysts use the strategic strongpoint concept to describe certain strategically valuable foreign ports with terminals and commercial zones owned and operated by Chinese firms.

Publication Date

August 2020

Publisher

China Maritime Studies Institute, U.S Naval War College

City

Newport, Rhode Island

Keywords

China, China Maritime Studies Institute, CMSI, Gwadar, Pakistan, strongpoint

Recommended Citation

Kardon, Isaac B.; Kennedy, Conor M.; and Dutton, Peter A., "China Maritime Report No. 7: Gwadar: China's Potential Strategic Strongpoint in Pakistan" (2020). CMSI China Maritime Reports. 7.
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cmsi-maritime-reports/7