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How is the China Pakistan Media Collaboration Booming Under CPEC?

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Abstract

This discussion paper aims to investigate three questions; how has media engagement between China and Pakistan taken shape under the CPEC canopy? Second, how is it transforming Pakistan’s mediascape and cinematic interactions? Third, how is ‘Islamic’ Pakistan and ‘Communist’ China’s cultural cohabitation evolving? This paper argues that media collaboration emerging through CPEC shows resilience of China-Pakistan ties and that it is an expression of Belt and Road Initiative’s (BRI) broader vision of expanding China’s culture and soft power across the ‘silk road’.

Key words: BRI, CPEC, Media Forum, Islamic culture, Chinese marriage, Karakoram Highway

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From the Director’s Desk Dr. Saeed Shafqat The Centre for Public Policy & Governance (CPPG) in collabora on with Number 19 - 20 For the past three years at the CPPG, we have been debating to convert the Church World Service-Pakistan/Afghanistan) (CWS-P/A) organized two the- January 2013 Quarterly into a journal. But we also feel that its current format though Professor and Founding Director, ma c deliber ve sessions tled State & Democracy and Leadership & demanding is robust. At the same time, we have been trying to evaluate Centre for Public Policy and Governance on 15 - 16 April 2014 respec vely, for up to 25 cipants our seminars, policy dialogues, in which national and international scholars Governance each day. Both organiza ons had observed considerable ambiguity or lack are invited to share their research and express their views on issues and of understanding of the above c areas among poten al civil society Copyright: Centre for Public Policy and explore policy choices that confront Pakistan, across the region and glob- stakeholders. Thus, the ve was to provide theore cal, conceptual ally. This issue is a backlog of our seminars and policy dialogues; during and interpre ve understanding about State and Democracy, and Leader- the years 2011 -12, the CPPG had the honor of hosting eminent national ship and Governance through intera ve sessions with the cipants. and international scholars who shared their ideas with the CPPG partici- These sessions linked the theor cal constructs and inte onal case pants on matters related to critical issues; nuclear weapons and their safety, studies of each topic to their current contextual understanding in Pakistan. Indo-Pakistan relations, US- Pakistan relations, urbanization challenges, the relevance of French public service for Pakistan, colonial rule and its impact State and Democracy: on Punjab—the range and choice of topics are vibrant, live and...cont. page 14 According to German sociologist, Max Weber, state ‘monopolizes coercion’ and thus no person or group has the right to challenge its mate au- Contents thority’. Karl Marx treats state as an instrument of the ‘dominant class’, while the American Sociologist, C. Wright Mills reminds us that in order to Is Linguistic Culture Deep Rooted in Language Policy? 02 understand the working of a state, one needs to understand it’s ‘ins tu- Changing Trends in the Lifestyle of Pakistani Urban Youth: Glimpses onal landscape’. While one can take any one of the above stated ons from 09 and further elaborate its theore cal assump ons by falling back on Aristo- Seminar Series tle and Plato, fi ve components can be considered as cons tu ng a state. > The Tradition and Practice of French Public Services 15 > Pakistan India & US relations: Future Directions 17 Five Components of Sate > Emerging India and Asia’s New Dynamics 19 a) Territory – piece of land is a prerequisite. The size of this land, big, me- > Changing Dynamics of US–Pakistan Relations: Bad marriage No 21 dium, small could become signifi cant on what role it chooses to play in the Divorce world, but without possessing territory, a state is diffi cult to conceive. > Public Policies for an Urban Pakistan 24 the contents may be reproduced or > Crisis of Authority, Crisis of Islam 28 b) Po on – the size and make up of this on is important but > Punjabi Soldiers in the World Wars: Militarization and Diasporic 31 not essen al. People hold key to the fo on and existence of a state. Editorial Board Citizenship However, there can be people on a territory who may not have a state, for Works of Dr. Charles W. Forman 34 example, the Pale nians. Dr. Saeed Shafqat Visitors & Activities 35 Raheem ul Haque Faculty & Staff 36 c) Sovereignty – speaking theore cally, the state must be sovereign. Today, Hajra Zafar Contact Us 36 however, this concept has developed a blurry penumbra. Due to technolog-

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