China's Interest in Pakistan's Gwadar Port

A recent meeting between the Pakistani prime minister and top Chinese officials in Beijing showed that Pakistan is attempting to strengthen its alliance with China, which has become all the more important amid U.S. pressures on Pakistan. But there are reasons to be skeptical about the degree to which the two countries will follow through on proposed military projects, including a reported plan for China to turn Pakistan's Gwadar port into a Pakistani naval base.