PAK-CHINA RELATIONS...                              Since establishing diplomatic ties in 1951 dhina and pakistan have enjoyed a close and mutually brnrficial relationship. pakistan was one of the countries to recognize the people republic of  china in 1950 and remained a steadfast ally suring beijing period of international isolation in the 1990s and 1970s. china has long provided pakistan with major military technical and econmic assistance the tranfer of sensitive nuclear technology and equipment. experts predict growing relations between the united states and rival india will ultimately prompt pakistan to push for even closer ties with its longtime strategic security partner china..                                                                       THE INDIAN QUESTION...                                                     China and pakistan have traditionally valued one another as a strategic hedge against india. for china pakistan is a low cost secondary deterrent to india according to the current pakistani ambassador to  the unites states husain haqqani for pakistan he said china is a high value guarantor of security against india. mutual enmity between india and pakistan dates to partition in august 1947when britain relinquished its claim over the indian subcontinent and divided its former colony into two states. since then pakistan and india have fought thre was and a number of low level conflicts tensions still remain higa over the disputed territory of kashmir....                          India has long been perturbed by china military aid pakistan alan kronstadt a specialist in south asian affairs writes that observers in india see chinese support for pakistan as a key aspect of beijings perceived policy of encirclement or constraint of region wide influence. china and india fought a border war in 1962 and both still claim conflict was a watershed moment for the region..                                                                                      A DEEPNING MILITARY BOND---                                 China role as a major arms supplier for pakistan brgan in the 1960s and included assistance in building a number of arms factories in pakistan and suppling complete weapons systems.  until about 1990 write south asia expert elizabeth parker beijing clearly sought to build up pakistan to keep india off balance after the 1990 imposition of US sanctions on pakstan china became the countrys leading arms supplier collaboration now inclueds personnel trining jiont military exercises intelligence sharing and counterterrorism efforts.while the relatioship is not quite balalnced it has been critically important to pakistan .pakistan needs china more than china needs pakistan says huang jing a china expert at singapore. pakistan has benefited from china assistance with the following defense capabilities...