For nearly a decade, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was defined by heavy concrete, coal-fired power plants and the asphalt of the Karakoram Highway. The cooperation dealt primarily with the physical realities of geography and infrastructure, addressing critical shortages in Pakistan’s economy while giving China an expanded strategic footprint in South Asia. Today, however, that […] The post CPEC 2.0: China’s grip tightening on Pakistan’s digital future appeared first on Asia Times .