China has a powerful trade relations with Pakistan, but Pakistanis have more affinity with the USA on social media

In the post-Bin Laden milieu are many considerations, it was written and printed on the continuation of U.S. aid to, or, more generally, a relationship with, Pakistan. It is difficult, the population on both sides that this relationship also to convince important U.S. national interest and of crucial importance for Pakistan's stability and growth. The focus of the debate sets, overarching question: What isPakistan 's strategic importance for the United States?

Perhaps the narrow context of the "war on terror" was not in a position to answer this question adequately. So it may be necessary to take a step back and look at the larger trends at work in international relations. This is what China has been doing for some time. Their approach is rooted in fueling trade between itself and the second largest nation in South Asia with a growing young population and unrivaled access to the port, has certainly seen them win Pakistani hearts.

Yet Pakistan's minds remain closer to the United States. The U.S. potential to strengthen civil society, especially through social media in Pakistan is immense.

Geopolitical thinkers, notably Robert Kaplan, posit that competition between Asian powers, namely China, and the US will grow fiercely in the near future. Through naval and air power, commerce and communication mainly along sea lines will expand vastly, with the Indian Ocean taking centre stage. A critical geostrategic partner in this region could be Pakistan. A re-evaluation of Pakistan's true strategic value requires re-examining current policy towards that country. Sentiment in the US may well be distrusting of the Pakistani security and political establishment, but civil society in Pakistan is showing signs of strengthening, bringing with it a potential for new and reliable partners in the country. And while the Chinese have successfully pinpointed that trade relations with Pakistan win favour with the populace best, China has little capacity to engage the people of Pakistan on the level of ideas.

China 's growing commercial presence in Pakistan for decades. The steady, indirect approach is something either on the emerging superpower 's admirable foresight, or write down their happiness. In 2010 the trade between the two countries reached a whopping $ 8.7 billion: not bad for a country wrestling with militancy. Above all, the Chinese have come to represent the reliability of Pakistan in a way that the Americans have not easy - despite the fact that the U.S. is also pumping billions of dollars every year in Pakistan.

The Americans are clearly not always the right kind of value for money. China has really won the hearts of the people, if not spirit, which in turn is the trust between the two countries mounted. Nevertheless, to maintain and establish contacts for the Chinese to be far away in Pakistan's civil society, as the hyper-politicized people in Pakistan are far from the political leanings of the Chinese. Give you, America.

For both legal and security reasons, the U.S. does not conduct substantial trade with Pakistan. For without the necessary security for the Americans, Pakistan is a high risk destination, and that Pakistanis themselves perhaps the most disadvantaged. But that does not mean that trade relations should be discounted in the future. In order to create a view of the success of the Chinese approach, a long-term strategy for jobs and business opportunities for Pakistanis and Americans is plausible. Currently, however, Pakistanis are disenchanted with American foreign policy.

Pakisatani anti-Americanism has always been interpreted as an ideological aversion to the United States. This may be the case for the militant minority that are causing the biggest headache, but in fact, anti-Americanism that can be driven by a general asymmetry of information - and what Pakistanis perceive as U.S. support for a government that does not meet well to the needs of its own population. But the current most important U.S. exports to Pakistan - Facebook and Twitter - the face of communication have changed regularly available to Pakistanis. Some 20 million Pakistanis are often online, that 's 10-15% of the population. This fortuitous creation of a virtual civil society has not gone unnoticed: Last week, organized the American consulate, an international social media summit in Karachi, where Internet-savvy journalists and bloggers gathered from neighboring countries and all over Pakistan to discuss ventures such as "Harass Map "in Pakistan. It 's this citizen-links, allowing the Pakistanis to build civil society in Pakistan that security concerns can be overcome, both locally and internationally.

China may have discovered the trade as key to Pakistan 's strategic value, but the U.S. is better placed to strengthen relations, is one to make.