Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Beijing today after concluding his official programme in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
Mr. Huang Runqiu, Minister of Environment & Ecology of China received the Prime Minister at the Beijing Capital International Airport.
In Hangzhou, the Prime Minister chaired the opening ceremony of the third Pakistan-China B2B Investment Conference, focused on charging infrastructure, battery energy storage and solar technologies, and pharmaceuticals. He also engaged with provincial leadership, leading Chinese enterprises, including StarCharge, CATL and Xiuzheng Pharmaceutical, to explore practical investment and industrial cooperation. He also visited Alibaba Headquarters, where he was received by Executive Chairman, Joe Tsai.
During his stay in Beijing, the Prime Minister will hold high-level engagements including meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Qiang to further strengthen Pakistan-China All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership and advance cooperation under CPEC Phase-II, particularly in trade, investment, industry, agriculture, science and technology, and people-to-people exchanges.
The visit is taking place in the 75th anniversary year of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China.
