(1) Pakistan, fighting for dignity and survival.
Pakistan, located in the South Asian subcontinent, is a developing country, which became independent from the British colony after World War II. As an old colonial country, Britain mostly left such a hidden crisis (such as the turmoil in Hong Kong) for its colonial independence, and what it left in the Indian subcontinent was Kashmir. Kashmir is located in the border area between India and Pakistan, and its population is mostly Muslim, while the king of Kashmir is a Hindu. When Britain divided India, it did not divide Kashmir, and the states of Kashmir decided its ownership. After the partition of India, the two sides competed for the sovereignty of Kashmir.
India-Pakistan border
1947 10, when the first India-Pakistan war broke out, Kashmir was divided into Indian-controlled areas and Pakistani-controlled areas, and the two sides formed a military confrontation. However, because India is stronger than Pakistan in national strength, Pakistan will suffer huge losses in the long run and Pakistan is in urgent need of foreign aid.
(B) China, the stability of the southwest frontier is related to national development and long-term stability.
During the period of 1962, India repeatedly violated China's territory and national sovereignty, ignoring the warnings of the Indian government. China decided to fight back. At that time, India was known as the leader of the third world, and was favored by both the United States and the Soviet Union because of its geographical location. India's military strength is not weak at all. Before the Indian counterattack, China even prepared for defeat, but the result after the war between the two sides surprised the world. In just a few months, the Indian army was defeated and even the Indian government was ready to go into exile. China returned to China immediately after winning the war.
A counterattack against India
Although this war awakened India, due to the barrier of Himalayas and the influence of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, India's cost of obtaining materials to wage war is much lower than that of China, and China needs a stable southwest.
(3) common interests, hit it off.
In 1970s, the second India-Pakistan war broke out. In order to win over India, which was still in the arms of the Soviet Union, the United States delayed providing all kinds of equipment to Pakistan and abandoned its former ally. Having witnessed the strength of China, Pakistan, without friends, decided to further develop its relations with China. Worried that the China administration in the southwest is interested in supporting an Indian rival. Through the aid to Pakistan, the southwest border problem can be greatly alleviated. Since then, the two sides hit it off.
Since the reform and opening-up, China's national strength has improved rapidly, and its help to Pakistan has also increased day by day. However, Pakistan, which is at a disadvantage in the South Asian subcontinent, has greatly improved its international discourse right after following closely China. Accordingly, China obtain a stable southwest environment.
China-Pakistan friendship lasts forever.
(4) The future of China-Pakistan relations.
In the short term, the pattern of strong India and weak Pakistan in the South Asian subcontinent will not change, the India-Pakistan Kashmir dispute will not be resolved, and the worries in the southwest will not be eradicated. So in the long run, China-Pakistan relations will still develop.