The Pakistan-China Bilateral Trade: The Future Trajectory

https://doi.org/10.53532/ss.037.01.00231

Authors

  • Ahmad Rashid Malik

Keywords:

Pakistan-China Bilateral Trade, Economic Relations, Free Trade Agreement, FTA, Trade Deficit

Abstract

Trade volume between Pakistan and China largely remained insignificant. It did not constitute a viable economic partnership between the two countries until the first decade of the present century. Bilateral trade could further strengthen Pakistan-China relationship.  China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in effect from July 2007,  introduced a new dimension in the promotion of the bilateral trade. As Pakistan could not devise a dynamic trading policy toward China, this resulted in a huge trade deficit with China after 1984. Pakistani industry and exporters should adopt new measures to increase exports to China and to bring about a reasonable equality in mutual trading relations.

Published

2017-04-10

How to Cite

Ahmad Rashid Malik. 2017. “The Pakistan-China Bilateral Trade: The Future Trajectory”. Strategic Studies 37 (1):66-89. https://doi.org/10.53532/ss.037.01.00231.

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 1 (2017): Strategic Studies

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