China ever since the Sino-Indian War 1962 has consistently provided incessant strategic life-support to Pakistan Army which effectively controls and dictates Pakistan's foreign and defence policies. The Chinese aim was to build-up a Chinese 'Proxy' for 'Containment of India' in South Asia.
Pakistan Army despite its emphasis on "Iron Brother" ties with China has spasmodically gravitated towards United States strategic orbit. It pivoted back to China when the transactional ties with United States stood frayed.
The two major US Military Interventions in Afghanistan and US exit from Afghanistan are glaring examples.
This time around from May 2025 with advent of President Trump 22.0 regime in Washington coinciding with Pakistan's 'Strategic Humiliation' by India in OP SINDOOR in May 2025, and consequent Pakistan's disillusionment with Chinese military inventories made Pakistan Army Chief, now Chief of Defence Forces to strategically repivot towards United States.
Unlike past pivots of Pakistan Army Chiefs towards United States, the events in US-Pakistan from May2025 onwards indicate that while still attempting to keep balanced relations with China, Pakistan Defence Forces Field Marshal Munir now with unprecedented powers over Pakistan's political and security directions has decided to firmly place Pakistan in the American strategic orbit.
Noticeably, General Munir was elevated to rank of Field Marshal soon after Pakistan's crushing military humiliation by India. General Munir is to be held squarely responsible for this defeat.
Analytically, what emerges is that the United States pressurized Pakistan for elevation of General Munir to Field Marshal with unparallel political powers to position at apex level of Pakistan decision-making, a pliable Pakistan Defence Chief to serve American national interests in the region.
The fact that Munir has made three visits to Washington since May 2025 including a Lunch at White House specifically for him vividly illustrates how President Trump has strategically ensnared Pakistan Defence Chief.
Pakistan's strategic moves since May 2025 of inducing Defence Chief Munir needs no repetition. Increased geopolitical and military cooperation and aid by Trump 2.0 has spiraled. retrieving American hold
Brief analysis of President Trump 2.0 reversing gears in South Asian policies can be attributed to Trump Administration likely use of Pakistan as a springboard for inevitable US military invasion of Iran and retrieving hold over Afghanistan's Major Airbases like Bagram and "Neutralizing China's Stranglehold" over Pakistan.
To military minds it should be evident that the very strategic investments that China made in Pakistan to outflank its 'Malacca Dilemma' in terms of Karakoram Highway and Gwadur Port and its Airbase can in reveres be used by United States (courtesy Pakistan Defence Forces) to launch US military interventions against China's hold on Tibet and Xiangjiang--- rich is strategic minerals.
China must seriously deliberate over these unfolding American security challenges unfolding and amplified by Defence Chief Munir offering President Trump leases for prospecting strategic minerals in Baluchistan with added incentive of United States to develop Pasini seaport alongside Gwadur.
Wit such moves as outlined above, China should visualize the emerging picture that Pakistan Defence Chief intends supplanting China with United States in Baluchistan where China has made billions of dollars investments in CPEC Corridor linking China with Gwadur Port. China has already pulled up Pakistan recently for tardy implementation of these projects.
China should now see Pakistan Defence Chief diluting its Chinese military origin inventories with American and Turkish military hardware.
Pakistan Defence Chief's continued imprisonment of Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan and his brutalization, flouting Judiciary relief for him, needs to be viewed By China as inimical to China's interests. Public memory has to be reminded that PM Imran Khan was strongly pro-China and his 'Regime Change' was facilitated by the 'Deep State' setup both in Pakistan and United States.
Geopolitically, it would be wise for China to cut its losses in strategic over-investments in Pakistan. The very rationale of China's strategic life-support to Pakistan Army of proxy 'India Containment' stands knocked out after May 2025 OP SINDOOR, cumulatively heaped after 1965, 1971 and 1999 Pakistan miliary defeats by India.
Finally, the major strategic deduction for China is that Pakistan is no longer "China's Strategic Asset" but now evolving as United States' "Cats Paw' to make China's Southern Belly as strategically vulnerable.
