BEIJING: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a series of high-level meetings with leading Chinese business groups on Monday, reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to expanding economic, industrial, and infrastructure cooperation under the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
During his visit to Beijing, the prime minister met delegations from several major Chinese enterprises operating in sectors including agriculture, logistics, infrastructure, manufacturing and technology.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met a delegation from FAMSUN, led by Chief Executive Officer Zhengjun Chen, and appreciated the company’s longstanding contributions to Pakistan’s agricultural sector, particularly in grain storage, feed production, and food security.
The Prime Minister emphasised Pakistan’s focus on reducing post-harvest losses and invited FAMSUN to establish manufacturing and technology transfer facilities in Pakistan under the incentives available through Special Economic Zones and the Green Pakistan Initiative.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also met with Chairman Hou Jianxin and the delegation of Shandong Xinxu Group Corporation and welcomed the Group’s expanding footprint in Pakistan across maritime development, battery manufacturing, mineral processing, and industrial cooperation.
He appreciated Xinxu Group’s role in advancing the Xinxu Special Economic Zone, the Sea-to-Steel project at Port Qasim, and investments in Gwadar and the northern mineral sectors.
The Prime Minister reaffirmed the Government’s full support for these strategic projects and encouraged accelerated implementation under CPEC Phase II.
The Prime Minister’s office said Sharif also met with Mr Zhang Bingnan, Chairman of China Communications Construction Corporation (CCCC) and senior representatives of China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC).
The Prime Minister highly appreciated the companies’ over six decades of contribution to Pakistan’s infrastructure development, including landmark projects such as the Karakoram Highway Rashakai Special Economic Zone.
He reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to fast-tracking priority infrastructure projects, including ML-1, KKH realignment, and other connectivity initiatives under CPEC.
The Prime Minister emphasised that Pakistan values CCCC/CRBC as long-term strategic partners in infrastructure modernisation and regional connectivity.
The Chinese companies reaffirmed their confidence in Pakistan’s economic potential and expressed strong interest in expanding investments across agriculture, industrial manufacturing, logistics, infrastructure, and technology sectors.
In these meetings the Prime Minister was assisted by senior Ministers and Government officials who were instructed to ensure rigorous and timely follow up of the decisions taken in these business meetings.
