China Is Now Pakistan's Strategic Partner. Not The U.S.

Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao

Pakistan Switches Sides, Expanding Arms Allegiance With China and Leaving U.S. Behind -- FOX News

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan is beefing up its arsenal of nuclear-capable missiles by embracing China as its new strategic arms partner and backing away from the U.S., analysts have told Fox News.

Pakistan earlier this month test-fired a nuclear-capable missile from an undisclosed location – the second in a month of try-outs for its short-range surface-to-surface Hataf 2 class rocket, co-developed with the Chinese. It was the latest in a series of arms collaborations between the two nations, which view their strategic partnership as a counterweight to a boldly confident India, which has American support.

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My Comment: The Pakistanis see China playing a crucial role in developing their nuclear industry, and the Chinese look at their rivalry with India when cementing these Pakistani ties.

As for the U.S. .... we can only complain and express our concerns on where all of this is going.