Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Senge Sering talked on China's Soft Power and Pakistan, at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University? on October 24, 2013"Senge Hassan Sering, President of the Institute of Baltistan Studies, briefed on China?s exercise of soft power in bordering Pakistan. Mr. Sering described how China is using its economic might to build highways and infrastructure in... northern Pakistan and how this affects the region. Sering explained that by allying with the central government in Islamabad, Beijing can effectively bypass the local government. Consequently, the local Gilgit-Baltistan people often suffer from Chinese influence, and as they are not technically a part of Pakistan, they also often lack aid from the central government" Please click on the link below to read the full report
http://www.erau-news.com/news/2013/10/29/gsis-symposium/