China to transfer sophisticated frigate making technology to Pak
Pakistan and China’s new alliance will enable them to support Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s shipping lane.
Pakistan's Gwadar port would place 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. See also: #msg-4405001 #msg-4419898 #msg-3483139 #msg-2645232 #msg-3864658
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. #msg-3480614
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China to transfer sophisticated frigate making technology to Pak 07 April, 2005 by ashok
Pakistan's Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Shahid Karimullah has said that China would transfer sophisticated technology to Pakistan for manufacturing F-22P Frigates.
Pakistan's Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Shahid Karimullah has said that China would transfer sophisticated technology to Pakistan for manufacturing F-22P Frigates.
The Dawn quoted him as saying that the project would play a major role towards boosting the Pakistan's naval prowess, as the induction of these will significantly augment the existing surface fleet and comply with the present day scenario which demanded combat platforms to play a key role in the main artery.
"The F-22P frigate project, while contributing significantly to maritime defence of the country, will also add a new dimension to China-Pakistan collaboration in the defence field," the paper quoted him as saying.
He further said that the project would also boost the existing Sino-Pak military ties.
"This project will play a pivotal role in taking the already existing bond of friendship between two countries to new heights," he added.
During the meeting between the Chinese team and the Naval chief, the discussion remained focused on building of four state-of-the- art F-22P Frigates in China with special emphasis on transfer of technology to Pakistan to facilitate indigenous construction and to ensure positive participation of the local industry in the project.
The report further said that the combat system of F-22P ships features various sensors for surveillance and detection of surface, sub-surface, and air contacts and corresponding engagement weapon systems, with all the sensors and weapons integrated through a command and control network, supported by the navigation, communication and ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore data link networks.
Incidentally the F-22P is capable of operating independently or as part of a task force in a multi-threat scenario and is well equipped for for anti-submarine, anti-surface and anti-air warfare as well as self-defence capabilities. It is also well equipped to operate in areas contaminated with nuclear, biological and chemical agents. (ANI)
China does have access to Pakistan’s Gwadar deep-sea port which would place the Chinese navy next to Iran’s shipping lane the Strait of Hormuz.
In view of the Chinese interest in the Gwadar port as a gateway for the external trade of the Xinjiang province and as a regional base for the Chinese navy…
NEW DELHI (AP) - India and China, the world's two most populous countries, agreed Monday to form a strategic partnership to end a border dispute and boost trade in a deal marking a major shift in relations between the Asian giants.
The agreement, signed by both premiers, eases decades of mutual distrust between the nations, which share a mountainous, 2,500-mile border and fought a war in 1962. Parts of the border still are not demarcated.
"India and China can together reshape the world order," Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said at a ceremony for his Chinese counterpart, Premier Wen Jiabao, at India's presidential palace.
Together, the two nations account for one-third of the world's population.
The agreement outlined steps to demarcate the disputed boundary through a "fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution, through equal and friendly consultations," a statement announcing the partnership said.
The agreement does not involve defense arrangements, so it will not give Chinese ships the use of Indian ports.
An 11-point plan to settle the border dispute was finalized Sunday at a meeting between India's National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan and China's Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo, the leader of the Chinese delegation to the talks.
The plan states that the countries would consider historical factors, geographical features, people living in the area, security and whether the area was currently under Indian or Chinese control when marking the border.
India says China still holds 16,000 square miles of its territory in the Kashmir region, while Beijing lays claim to a wide swath of territory in India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, which shares a 650-mile border with China's Tibet region.
China also recognized the Himalayan territory of Sikkim, located between Nepal and the kingdom of Bhutan, as a part of India, an Indian foreign ministry official said.
"A new map which the Chinese have published shows Sikkim as part of India. This is no longer an issue between us," Shyam Saran, a top official in the External Affairs Ministry, told reporters.
Sikkim was an independent principality before it was annexed by India in 1975. China never recognized Sikkim as an Indian possession and has claimed part of the territory as its own.
Pakistani Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said the government had no immediate comment on the agreement between its two neighbors. The Foreign Ministry also declined to comment.
Saran said "the partnership is not a military alliance nor is it directed against a third country."
China is Pakistan's main trading partner and a big backer of its military, while it has tense but improving relations with India, with whom Pakistan has fought three wars.
Chinese engineers are helping fund and engineer a $248 million port in the remote southwestern Pakistani town of Gawadar. The project will decrease Pakistan's reliance on its main port in Karachi.
China also is helping fund a new nuclear reactor in Pakistan to be used to generate electricity.
India and China agreed to boost bilateral trade to $20 billion by 2008. Last year, trade totaled $13.6 billion, with India recording a $1.75 billion trade surplus, according to India's trade ministry.
The statement, while giving few details, said the agreement would promote diplomatic relations, economic ties and contribute to the nations "jointly addressing global challenges and threats."
"The leaders of the two countries have therefore agreed to establish an India-China strategic and cooperative partnership for peace and prosperity," the statement said.
The two countries also signed cooperation agreement in areas such as civil aviation, finance, education, science and technology, tourism and cultural exchanges.
"This is an important visit. We are working to promote friendly ties of cooperation between our two countries," Wen said.
Wen was expected to bring up the issue of Tibet and the role of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in India, but it was not immediately clear if it was discussed.
India allowed the Dalai Lama to set up a government in exile in the northern Himalayan town of Dharmsala after he fled Tibet in 1959 following an aborted uprising against Chinese rule in the territory.
Both sides have in recent years forged closer economic ties, hoping improved trade relations will also help expedite the resolution of political differences.
China is keen to develop a free trade area between the two countries. Their combined population is 2 billion, which would make it the largest free trade area in the world. During their talks, Wen and Singh agreed to set up a panel of experts to study the concept.
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