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Chinese ship inaugurates completion first phase Gwadar Port

Gwadar would put the Chinese navy next to Iran’s shipping lane the Strait of Hormuz. The Chinese have a considerable investment in Iran’s oil and gas. Bush plans on attacking Iran by choking the Strait of Hormuz.
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While this may change, an amphibious attack was originally targeted against Iran from the Arabian Sea, with a provocative US blockade in the Gulf of Oman to choke Iran’s sealanes of communications. Pakistan would be the base for mounting massive air reconnaissance and surveillance of Iran, while Iranian dissidents, backed by the US army, would launch land assaults from the Iraq-Iran border. Diplomatic sources say, the main body of the plan would remain the same, although component tactics could change.
http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/07/03/d40703100483.htm

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First phase of Gwadar Port completed

QUETTA: The first phase of the Gwadar Port for the anchorage of heavy vessels was completed ahead of the scheduled date of January 2005. At a ceremony to mark the occasion, Chinese engineers supervised the anchorage of a 70-thousand tonne ship at an already prepared berth and there was a fireworks display.

President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz congratulated the Chinese engineers for their efforts and dedication. The ship that inaugurated the occasion was Chinese and carrying machinery and other equipment for the deep-sea port, which is one of the largest deep-sea ports in the world.

The berthing facility for the heavy ships was part of the first phase. Ship agent Garab Lines became the first agent to manage the anchorage of the first foreign ship at the port. online

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_9-11-2004_pg7_50