ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday announced that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will undertake an official visit to China from May 23 to 26, 2026, at the invitation of Chinese government.
The visit holds special significance as Pakistan and China mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
FO spokesperson Tahir Andrabi stated, “It will provide an opportunity to reaffirm the abiding strength of the Pakistan-China All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership and advance the shared vision of building an even closer Pakistan-China Community with a Shared Future.”
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During the visit, the prime minister will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang to review bilateral cooperation across political, economic, and strategic domains. Key areas of focus will include the high-quality development of CPEC, trade, investment, industrial cooperation, agricultural modernisation, information technology, science and technology, and people-to-people exchanges.
The prime minister will begin his visit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, where he will chair the Pakistan-China B2B investment conference on IT and telecom, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and agriculture.
In Beijing, he will attend a reception hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries to commemorate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
The visit is expected to deepen political trust, strengthen strategic coordination, expand practical cooperation, and consolidate the longstanding friendship between the two countries.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026