ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is visiting China from 30 August September 2025 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Heads of State Summit being held in Tianjin.
According to a Foreign Office statement, the visit is being carried out at the invitation Xi Jinping, the President of the People’s Republic of China.
It said that China, the Prime Minister would hold meetings with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang during which multifaceted dimensions of Pakistan-China bilateral cooperation would be discussed.
He would also attend the military parade with President Xi and other world leaders being held in Beijing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the World’s Anti-Fascist War.
The Prime Minister would interact with reputed Chinese businessmen and corporate executives to discuss bilateral trade, economic, and investment ties. He would also address a Pakistan-China B2B Investment Conference in Beijing.
The Foreign Office said the visit is a part of leadership-level exchanges between Pakistan and China and manifests the importance attached by the two countries to further deepen their “All Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership”.
It would also reaffirm support on issues of respective core interests, advance Phase-II of CPEC, and maintain regular communication on important regional and global developments.
The SCO platform offers member states a valuable opportunity to engage in multilateral dialogue and enhance both diplomatic and economic cooperation.
Earlier this month, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi highlighted the enduring nature of China-Pakistan relations, stating that the all-weather strategic partnership has stood firm over time and remains unshakable.
