New port marks China’s growing presence in the Persian Gulf region
Special to WorldTribune.com By Brian M Downing China and Pakistan recently signed an agreement granting Beijing the operating rights to the Gwadar port facilities in western Pakistan, along the Arabian Sea and near the Strait of Hormuz. [See: China takes over Gwadar, Pakistan’s deep-water port, in strategic coup, East-Asia-Intel.com, Feb. 6, 2013] Last year, China […]