It’s almost official – Pakistan has lost the plot in Balochistan, and China just found out the hard way. After sinking over $60 billion into the black hole called CPEC (China–Pakistan Economic Corridor), the Chinese Dragon is done babysitting the Pakistani Army. To protect its investment and people in the Baloch region, reports state that China is eyeing direct talks with the Baloch freedom fighters.
The very people Pakistan labels “terrorists” are allegedly in conversation with the Chinese!
The irony? While Pakistan attempts to silence them and crush them with guns, China invites them in its corridors of power. Welcome to the great Balochistan twist – where a scrappy independence movement seems to have outwitted not just a nuclear-armed army but also Asia’s top terror state!
Balochistan: Where Chinese Dreams Turn into Nightmares
CPEC was supposed to be China’s crown jewel. With a sleek highway to economic dominance, the CCP had its roadmap to a financial goldmine. Instead, it’s become a graveyard for Chinese engineers and a hellhole for investors. From the dusty lanes of Gwadar to the mineral-rich hills of Reko Diq, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has made one thing clear: “Not on our land.”
China imagined bullet trains and trade, what they got was bomb blasts and ambushes in Balochistan.
Why? Because Baloch insurgents see Chinese workers not as guests, but as economic oppressors. And who can blame them? China takes 91% of Gwadar Port’s revenue. Locals? They get checkpoints, police posts, and poverty. So, what does China do now? Allegedly, China is set to ghost their old pal, the Pakistani Army, and try to sweet-talk the same rebels the ISI tried to disappear.
Broken Promises, Body Bags & Beijing’s Betrayal of the Pak Army in Balochistan
Imagine pouring $60 billion into a business, only to realize your partner is a lazy landlord who can’t control the neighborhood. That’s how China feels about the Pakistan Army. In 2018, CCP held talks with Balcoh rebels. However, the NaPak Army promised peace at the barrel of a gun and Balochistan lost the opportunity. Since then, 20,000 Baloch freedom fighters have disappeared and activists jailed without cause!
Will CCP hold up its end to Baloch fighters – or will they face another betrayal?
For decades, Pakistan’s generals sold the myth of “strategic depth,” “iron brotherhood,” and “all-weather friendship.” Turns out, all it bought China was a stack of body bags. With attacks on Chinese workers becoming routine, Beijing now thinks the real power in Balochistan isn’t the NaPak Army – it’s the people with the Kalashnikovs. Sources say Chinese officials even told Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, during his recent visit to Beijing, to step aside on the matter.
In Chinese parlance: “Thanks, but we’ll handle this from here.”
Divide, Distrust, and the Dubai Disaster
This isn’t China’s first rodeo. In 2019, Beijing tried backchannel diplomacy with Baloch groups in Dubai. It crashed harder than a cheap Turkish drone. Why? Because the Baloch don’t trust anyone who comes bearing dollars but ignores demands like autonomy, revenue-sharing, and an end to military crackdowns.
Today, the Baloch resistance might be open to talks, but their demand roars across the land in defiance!
China, with all its surveillance tech and soft-power propaganda, now faces a tribal, fractured, and deeply wounded region. Balochistan, now, has zero patience for colonial economics dressed up as development. And let’s be honest – Beijing isn’t coming for peace; it’s coming for rare earth minerals, gas, and trade – and Balochistan knows it. The question is: will they sell?
Balochistan’s Birth – The Beginning of Pakistan’s End?
China’s attempt to bypass the Pakistan Army is more than a diplomatic side-step – it’s a geopolitical slap. It exposes Pakistan’s utter failure in securing its own territory. It signals to the world that Rawalpindi’s grip on Balochistan is slipping like sand through fingers. Even more dangerous for Pakistan is this: if the world begins to treat Baloch groups as legitimate stakeholders, not insurgents, the dream of Balochistan’s independence might not be so distant.
Add to this the growing Western interest in Balochistan’s critical minerals, and we’re looking at a region on the cusp of global attention. Maybe, just maybe, the Baloch already won the match on the field of resistance.
Pakistan may parade nukes and flags, but in Balochistan, it’s already lost control.
China knows it. The Baloch know it. And now, the world is starting to notice. While Beijing plots a new chapter in this resource war, the Balochs continue to write their story in blood and bravery.