ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari will visit China on Friday at the invitation of the Chinese government, the Foreign Office said on Friday.
During the visit, Zardari is scheduled to travel to Changsha in Hunan province from April 25 to 27, followed by Sanya in Hainan province from April 28 to May 1.
He will hold meetings with provincial leadership to discuss Pakistan-China bilateral relations, with a particular focus on economic and trade cooperation as well as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
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The visit comes as the two countries mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, highlighting what officials describe as a longstanding tradition of high-level exchanges.
According to the Foreign Office, the trip reflects the shared commitment of both sides to further strengthen their “all-weather strategic cooperative partnership”.
Pakistan and China maintain what both sides describe as an “all-weather strategic cooperative partnership”, often characterised as an “iron-clad” relationship.
The partnership spans economic, defence, and strategic domains, anchored by the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Cooperation has also expanded into emerging sectors, including space technology, with Pakistani astronauts undergoing training for future missions to China’s Tiangong.
Diplomatically, Pakistan was among the first countries to recognise the People’s Republic of China in 1950, and the two maintain close, high-level engagement. Islamabad has consistently supported Beijing’s positions on issues including Xinjiang, Taiwan, and the One-China policy.
