Evaluating the China-Pakistan Relationship: A Conversation with Sameer Lalwani

Despite the close relationship, Pakistan has a different threat perception than China and values its autonomy. If possible, Pakistan does not want to pick sides in the emerging U,S,-China competition, opening the door to possible U.S. engagement with Islamabad. 

--SSP alum Sameer Lalwani's argument in the China Power Project Podcast