[Retracted] Operational Risk Assessment for International Transport Corridor: A Case Study of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Table 1

Evaluation indicators of risk factors for the operation of CPEC.

Categories	S/N	Risk factor	Source of risk factors
		(failure mode)	(fault affecting factors)
Political risk	1	Policy stability	Changes in national policies, unsustainable policies, and separatist forces
	2	Diplomatic environment	National geopolitics, discriminatory interventions by major countries
	3	Policy change	Transportation and trade policy changes
	4	Corruption	Corridor related management, transportation, customs official’s corruption
Natural risk	5	Natural force risk	Earthquakes, mudslides, mudslides, floods, lightning strikes, etc.
	6	Climate risk	Typhoon, tornado, severe cold, rainy season, high temperature, etc.
Environmental risk	7	Nationality and religion	Corridor operation affects the interests of ethnic minorities and religious forces
	8	Environmental coordination	Conflicts between surrounding ecology, human environment and channel operation
Operation and maintenance risk	9	technology	Different gauges in channel operation and different technical standards in maintenance
	10	management	Organization and management of operation and maintenance
	11	Cost	Cost sharing and operation of operation and maintenance
Security Risk	12	Terrorist activity	The destruction of the channel by terrorist activities
	13	National war	The impact of wars on countries along the route
	14	Social Security	Contradictions and factors affecting social stability along the corridor