A Forman Christian College BY LOVE SERVE (A Chartered University) ONE ANOTHER Estd. 1864 DISCUSSION PAPER CPPG Discussion Paper 02-2021 How is the China Pakistan Media Collaboration Booming Under CPEC? Centre for Public Policy and Governance, 2021 1 2 Centre for Public Policy and Governance, 2021 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’.