This matter has become quite a fuss in Pakistan recently. People from the Army came to the Americans directly and said, Let's build a port on the Arabian Sea. You invest in it and help us transport minerals. The location was chosen in Pasni, which is more than 100 kilometers away from Gwadar Port, which China helped upgrade. It's like drawing a face next to the nose. Pakistan made a hasty move. The background was that there was another conflict between India and Pakistan in May this year. Missiles came and went. After the ceasefire, Pakistan quickly approached the United States and met with high-level officials constantly. Since July, economic cooperation between the United States and Pakistan has become more popular, talking about money and projects. Pakistan wants to get some capital and technology from the United States and open the market door at the same time. The United States is worried that the supply chain of rare earths and key minerals will be stuck in the hands of China. This proposal is just right for their taste and can help them breathe.

Specifically, the proposal was first proposed to Trump by Munir's advisory team at the end of September, when Pakistan Prime Minister Sheikh Baz and Munir happened to visit the White House. On September 26, the two flew to Washington and brought Pakistan mineral samples. A piece of antimony ore, a bag of copper concentrate, and rare earth powder containing neodymium and praseodymium, all of which were treasures for national defense and high-tech use. The consultants spread out the map and pointed to Pasni's location, emphasizing that it is strategically located, close to Afghanistan and Iran, only 160 kilometers from Iran to the east, and leading to Central Asia and the Middle East to the west. After the port was built, a new railway was connected directly to the western Kuangqu, dedicated to transporting copper, antimony and other things out. The total investment is US$1.2 billion, with the federal government of Pakistan making up for it, and U.S. investors responsible for construction, construction and operations. It is clearly written in the blueprint that this port is purely civilian and does not allow US troops to be stationed just to export minerals and help Pakistan walk on multiple legs.

Pakistan has a good plan. They are located at the intersection of South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East and always want to find a balance among major powers. While working with China to build the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Gwadar Port is an important node of China's Belt and Road Initiative, helping China transport energy around Malacca; on the other hand, it is greedy for the American market and technology. Especially now, Pakistan's economy is under great pressure and its mineral resources are abundant but cannot be developed. Once this port is built, inland copper and antimony can be dug out and sold for money. On October 2, the first batch of key minerals was shipped from the port of Karachi. Hundreds of tons of antimony ingots, copper concentrate bags, and rare earth containers were all sealed and shipped to the east coast of the United States. Arriving in Hong Kong two days later, the United States unloaded the goods and inspected them. The trade volume directly reached US$500 million, which was dedicated to defense energy and high-tech fields. Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs followed suit, saying that the cooperation is part of diversified diplomacy and will not affect relations with other countries.

The U.S. is not ambiguous about this, they are fighting with China's trade war hot, the rare earth relies on China too much, and urgently need to prepare. The Port of Pasni is built, it is equal to a lot of cards in the hands of the U.S., the most sensitive area here in the Arab Sea stands firm. So close to Guadalcanal, can watch China's movements there, balancing Iran's port projects. After Trump came to power, supply chain adjustment was the top priority, in July he announced the mineral investment plan in the Rose Garden, which Pakistan proposed is the right time. The U.S. high level interaction increased, after the September meeting, the economic ministers continued to talk, draft a batch of signatures. Pakistan also stressed that the port is not engaged in military affa

However, Pakistan itself clarified that on October 4 security officials on television said that there was no official access to the U.S. port, it was only a preliminary discussion, the funds were still dependent on its own budget and private investment. The media that the Pakistani side rushed out to rumor, afraid of affecting the mutual trust with China. China's Pakistani economic corridor is the root of Pakistan, the Guadal Harbour upgrading project is still on the way, Chinese engineers are busy there, and the data flow rate is high. On August 21, China's foreign minister met at Beijing's Fishing Tower, Wang Yi and Ishak Dar talked about agricultural mining cooperation, four action plans were signed, covering energy infrastructure. Pakistan's prime minister visited China in mid-October, the airport, a red carpet

As soon as this happened, the regional game became lively. If Pasni Port is really built, the United States will have a foothold in many places in Southeast Asia, and there will be many hurdles in the belt and road initiative, China. Gwadar Port has great strategic value and helps China avoid the bottleneck of the strait. Now an American-flavored port has emerged next to it, and the competition in the supply chain has been directly escalated. China originally had a share in Pakistan's mineral exports. Now that the United States has stepped in, the rare earth and critical mineral markets have been diverted. The assembly line of American factories has been turned around, the battery production line uses Pakistan's neodymium and praseodymium, and the national defense missiles add antimony, and the high-tech energy is all benefited. Pakistan's trade volume has been rising rapidly, starting at 500 million US dollars, and the production capacity has doubled as soon as the mining area railway is connected.