Commentary The success of China’s Pakistan investments depends on strengthening relations with the Taliban. The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a series of initiatives, similar to the rest of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), including infrastructure, transportation, energy, raw materials, telecommunications, and banking. CPEC and the Maritime Belt and Road connect China with Pakistan’s Gwadar Port, which will facilitate shipments of petroleum from Iran to China. Additionally, China and Pakistan had plans in place to expand CPEC to include 12 border markets with Afghanistan. In total, the value of CPEC is estimated at $62 billion. Since the United States announced its withdrawal from Afghanistan, terrorist attacks in Pakistan have increased, particularly against CPEC projects. Some experts feel that the success of CPEC and of the BRI, in general, is dependent on stability in Afghanistan and an accompanying cessation of terrorist attacks in Pakistan. Sindhi separatists have combined forces …