ABSTRACT
China contributes to domestic circumstances in the country that allow for the perpetuation of structural violence. One can view China's structural power over Pakistan and its influence over structural violence in the state as the product of China's unconditional support for Islamabad and its willingness to supplement the state's economy through massive investment. China's structural power over security in Pakistan also contributes to structural violence across Pakistani society. While Beijing does realise Pakistan's strategic importance in terms of security in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), it is not prepared to support Pakistan's larger security aims in the region. Beijing has purposefully linked its economic-resulting structural power and the structural power it has gained through elite relations to its security interests in Pakistan. The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) predict trade between the two states will top $15 billion in 2015 and grow exponentially.
