Indian Ocean

Pakistan and China have a multidimensional relationship, providing a good example of peaceful coexistence between two states with differing beliefs, social and political systems.

A spate of escalating hijackings in and around the east African coast between 2005 and 2012 thrust the Horn of Africa into the global spotlight and triggered an unprecedented international response.

The rising power of China and its growing thirst for energy and resources has re-established the strategic importance of the Indian Ocean region.