Taking all-weather strategic cooperative partnership to a new height, Islamabad and Beijing have signed multiple cooperation documents for the “upgraded version” of the multi-billion project — China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) — which was the “centre” of bilateral talks during the recent visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian conducted a briefing today in which he responded to the queries regarding “main achievements and highlights” of Premier Shehbaz’s much-anticipated visit to Beijing from June 4 to 8.
It was Shehbaz’s first official visit to China after took over as Prime Minister of Pakistan for the second term, and the Chinese side gave him a high-level reception, Lin Jian said, adding: “President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang and Chairman Zhao Leji met and held talks with him respectively.”