Chinese shipbuilders are constructing eight new submarines to protect its ally Pakistan with an aim to counter India. Currently, Pakistan’s Navy has ten subs, which suggests their submarine fleet could expand by 80 percent upon delivery, expected in the mid to late 2020s. Relations between both countries are incredibly complex, as the Kashmir conflict and the numerous military disputes on the Line of Control (LoC) have intensified in recent years.
According to unnamed sources, as quoted per Zee News, under Project Hangor, China’s shipbuilding industry could soon be delivering over eight new subs to Pakistan. India’s underwater warfare program is perceived to be far superior to Pakistan. As of now, India has sixteen submarines while Pakistan has about ten. However, China wants to scale up Pakistan’s underwater warfare capabilities to defend the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
China and Pakistan have a close strategic relationship as both countries have supported each other financially, strategically and militarily. The move to increase Pakistan’s submarine fleet comes at a time when CPEC, a $50 billion collection of infrastructure projects throughout Pakistan that intends to modernize Pakistan’s energy infrastructure, transportation networks, and economy, threatens to reshape global trade and disrupt the status quo.
Connecting all of Eurasia and Africa to China through the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) is seen as a significant “security vulnerabilities” for the United States, said Kurt Tidd, chief of the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), who spoke with US lawmakers at a Senate Armed Services Committee meeting, earlier this year.
China has put forth a cohesive strategy for future growth while the United States has offered zero solutions in response, other than weaponizing India and China’s neighbors [Tiawan], conducting Freedom of Navigation (FON) operations in the South China Sea, along with destabilizing countries in Eurasia to slow down the progression of OBOR.
In addition to submarines, China successfully launched two remote sensing satellites for Pakistan last week, which could help both countries monitor India and CPEC infrastructure. The satellites were on-board the Chinese Long March (LM-2C) spacecraft, while the PRSS1 – Pakistan’s first optical remote sensing unit – was developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).
China successfully launched 2 remote sensing satellites for Pakistan on Mon from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in NW China’s Gansu Province, marking the first intl commercial launch for the Long March-2C rocket in about 19 years. pic.twitter.com/nWdypSse2a
— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) July 9, 2018
Furthermore, the fiber optic pipeline project connecting Pakistan to China was completed in June which now provides a direct link between Pakistan, Middle Asia, and East Asia and reduces the possibility of disruption to international traffic. This is amongst the only information and communication technology project under the CPEC. The project started in March 2016 and concluded last month. The cable extends over a distance of 509 miles and has 26 microwave transmission nodes from Rawalpindi to Karimabad and 106 miles of aerial fiber cable from Karimabad to Khunjerab as a back-up.
Also, Chinese automakers are entering the Pakistani market with the likes of JAC Motor, DFSK, Luoyang Dahe, Lifan, Foton JW, and Changan. Some of the companies have already received the government’s approval. They have been awarded a Greenfield status to build their respective manufacturing facilities for the local market.
So all in all the relation between Pakistan and China is mutually beneficial for both the countries. CPEC enables China access to the Arabian Sea, thus allowing one of the six economic corridors via OBOR to come online.
In doing so, China recognizes CPEC and or the overall OBOR system can disrupt global trade, or better yet, the American empire. That is why China is beefing up Pakistan’s underwater warfare program, to deter US Indo-Pacific Command.




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submarines that will dissolve like flintstones vitamin chews
XD
Pakistan doesn't need submarines. They invaded London without firing a shot.
In reply to submarines that will… by JBL
The Islamic flotilla says “Made in China”.
Excellent.
In reply to Pakistan doesn't need… by Zero Point
The equipment of the world's biggest militaries:
http://thesoundingline.com/chart-of-the-day-russia-has-over-20000-tanks…
In reply to The Islamic flotilla says … by A Sentinel
I would like a picture or video of a crew of pakistai submariners praying toward mecca 3 time a day in cramped quarters while their funny prayer call is wailing over the intercom in a submarine. That would be funny. I prefer not to think what the smell would be like. Middle eastern food is very gassy and spicy. That can't be good. Does the submarine have to point toward mecca, or do the submariners have to contort themselves in the right direction?
In reply to The equipment of the world's… by Four Stop
China is investing and building in Eurasia while the Anglo Zionist empire tries to divide and destroy Eurasia. Guess which one of these strategies is going to be a winner.
18 years of occupying Afghanistan to no avail shows how little Merican military brass learns from history.
In reply to I would like a picture or… by are we there yet
Paki sub? That's gotta smell great.
In reply to China is investing and… by Brazen Heist II
Bush 41 gave PK nuclear mirvs, of which they have been reverse engineering and selling off the technology ever since. Do you really think China would give PK nukes? The OWO will, just to poke the bears.
In reply to Paki sub? That's gotta smell… by pods
Are these submarines muslim, or maybe pak will convert them.
In reply to The Islamic flotilla says … by A Sentinel
President Trump's recent action to halt almost all security aid to Pakistan suggests that America is carrying out the hard-line approach that he outlined in August. It is important to remember the reason Pakistan is so important is that both it, and India it's neighbor to the south, possess nuclear weapons and that Pakistan is politically unstable.
A big concern is that Pakistan is moving to form deeper bonds with other countries to lessen American influence in the area. With the One Belt Road Initiative (OBOR) and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), it appears those guiding Pakistan forward see strengthening their strategic and economic ties with China will help Pakistan reduce its dependency on the U.S. and its allies in the West. More on this complex situation in the article below.
http://Pakistan Bestows New Concerns Upon The World.html
In reply to The Islamic flotilla says … by A Sentinel
Yes, but they are named the Clinton, Clapper, Brennan, Obama, Soetoro, Schmidt, Comey, and Awans after the people who procured the blueprints, on the cheap.
In reply to The Islamic flotilla says … by A Sentinel
Its essentially an Imran Awan payment for all of Hillary's emails.
In reply to Pakistan doesn't need… by Zero Point
Londistain Navy.
In reply to Pakistan doesn't need… by Zero Point
Who gives a shit what the Paki's do? The USA should just be doing business with Pakistan. As a matter of fact, the US should have a line of cheap diesel or AIP subs for the export market to sell to nations like Pakistan. Win Win for everybody except the competition...
But progressive idiot warmongers infest the FEDGOV and MIC don't they?
True founding father type constitutional conservatives coming back to power in the US is in the best interest of the entire world. Can you imagine "peace and commerce with all, entangling alliance with none" a la Thomas Jefferson? No standing armies on foreign soil?
Grimaldus
In reply to Pakistan doesn't need… by Zero Point
China will eventually get the same experience USA got dealing with Pakistan. Pakistan will rip them off just like they ripped off the USA.
In reply to submarines that will… by JBL
Not if the Chinese rip them off first.lol
In reply to China will eventually get… by COSMOS
2 thieves having a prosperous relationship-OK, next....
In reply to Not if the Chinese rip them… by VWAndy
Pakistani submarines? This should be good. Just saying they might want to master a torque wrench first?
Well they mastered the Nuke, so lay off the denigration to make yourself feel superior. The Pakistani's are no fools. Forget the wannabe Jihadi's and Muslim sharia loving nuts. I know some Pakistani's who are seriously fucking clever and the Persians some of ZH rate very highly, are still trying. Stop confusing Pakistan as some bloke called Abdul or Tariq, with a face full of beard.
In reply to Pakistani submarines? This… by VWAndy
They don’t need toilets in the sub. That’ll save a lot of money.
In reply to Well they mastered the Nuke,… by To Hell In A H…
Fuck yeah, anybody can master naval warfare first time out, no problem.
Lucky the Pakistanis Awans have all the DNC emails safely guarded from the Chinese...oh wait....
pakistanis are moslems.
it cannot simply work, beyond a road. No technology please.
"Road"? That's where we go to shit, right?
- A. Paki
In reply to pakistanis are moslems. it… by oncemore1
Submarines that the Chinese built will not come back up it will be coffins instead for the Packis
CHINESES ARE THE MASTERS OF THE WORLD IN COUNTERFEIT MATERIALS .
One fucktard is enough to get everyone on a sub dead. An they thinkin about a whole crew of Pakistani? On a Chinese sub no less.
Pfft... more Han or Xia class subs?
Who's going to do the upkeep on the turbines? Whos electronics are in it?
Terrible purchase.
Blup blup blup.
Are these submarines single or twin turban? Either way...surely they'll get seasikh...
BREAKING: Novichok - Russians did it!
https://www.rferl.org/a/report-british-police-identify-skripal-attack-s…
Indians gotta be lovin that.
With friends like the Chinese, who needs enemies.
Seriously when you figured out how to create a nuclear weapon, how hard is it to fucking figure the submarine shit. People embarasse humanity some times.
Bud your own shit ..
Not saying nuclear weapons are simple or anything close. But a nuclear weapon is very tall and narrow, so to speak. That is, complete knowledge of a small array of topics which need to be applied to make a relatively small item. A group of 10-20 guys can do this with enough money and time. It's more of a scientific theory endeavor than a productive manufacturing one. Send 20 guys to get high education at prestigious American institutions, steal a few secrets here and there from stupid Americans, bribe a few folks for information and you can eventually make the bomb.
Submarines, power plants, and other advanced mechanical devices on the other hand require the whole gambit of thermo/mechanical/ fluid/ electrical/ and chemical skills applied to a million dynamic parts under a massive array of conditions. Usually requiring hundreds if not thousands of functional people to run a functional engineering/ supply chain/ information network/ and erection network. These tasks would be considered not as tall, but they are exponentially wider and thus the overall complexity is arguably higher.
Point being, low IQ nations like Pakistan have enough high IQ tail end people to muster up to make a tall item. However, they do not have enough medium IQ people to run whole production based enterprises.
In reply to Seriously when can figure… by brooklinite8
The learning curve will be measured in bodies. Its a pretty unforgiving deal.
In reply to Not saying nuclear weapons… by name_the_user
Awan’s stealing data from the DNC servers? We know China had access to Hillary’s private server. They just left it unprotected so China could do a ‘soft hack’ and clinton can play stupid.
Trump is right in trying to reduce our trade dependence on a nation that works with nations that harbor terrorists.
Funny how the American "special relationship" with Israel and Saudi Arabia just slips right past your logic.
In reply to Trump is right in trying to… by Goodsport 1945
Pakistan needs water lines, power lines, sewage plants and hydro dams way more than submarines, hopefully the leadership will be replaced by humans, submarines are deep state ripoff.
I can go online and buy a cheap hydrophone that can detect Chinese submarines even when they are below the thermal layer.
Wouldn't it make more sense to buy the surplus from the Afghan navy we spent 1T$ USD on for them?
India probably won't take too kindly to this. US can respond by building for India 8 sub hunters.
The IMF has warned China about making some of these loans! The "One Belt, One Road initiative" an all-encompassing and confusing "work in progress" that, as it unfolds will reshape world trade and the relationships. Also known as OROB, One Road, or Belt and Road, or the New Silk Road the plan aims to pump a huge sum of money into railways, roads, ports and other projects across Asia, Africa, and Europe.
The countries involved are expected to contribute 80% of global GDP growth by 2050. This does not mean this grandiose plan to strengthen China's influence beyond its borders will be successful. Some critics of the plan debunk it as a murky program that could end up being a massive waste of resources. More on this project in the article below.
http://Chinas Bold One Belt One Road Agenda.html
India is in dire need for more P3's and other anti-submarine aircraft, and not the Russian made junk either. A general increase in anti-submarine warfare vessels would help as well, especially since India is facing increased Chinese patrols in India waters as well as the Pakistani Navy.