Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will pay an official visit to China from August 30 to September 4, 2025, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of State Summit being held in Tianjin, the Foreign Office announced Friday.
During the visit, the prime minister will hold meetings with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang to discuss multifaceted dimensions of Pakistan-China cooperation.
He is also scheduled to attend a military parade in Beijing alongside President Xi and other world leaders to mark the 80th anniversary of the World’s Anti-Fascist War.
The prime minister will interact with leading Chinese businessmen and corporate executives to explore opportunities in trade, economic and investment cooperation. He will also address a Pakistan-China B2B Investment Conference in Beijing aimed at promoting private-sector partnerships.
According to the Foreign Office, the visit forms part of regular leadership-level exchanges between Pakistan and China. It underscores the importance attached by both countries to deepening their “All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership,” reaffirming mutual support on core interests, advancing Phase-I of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and maintaining close communication on key regional and global developments.
