The China Pakistan Axis By Andrew SmallThe China Pakistan axis plays a central role in Asia's geopolitics, from India's rise to the prospects for a post American Afghanistan, from the threat of nuclear terrorism to the continent's new map of mines, ports and pipelines. China is Pakistan's great economic hope and its most trusted military partner. Pakistan lies at the heart of China's geostrategic ambitions, from its take off as a global naval power to its grand plans for a new silk road