LAHORE - Member National Assembly Hamza Shahbaz Sharif along with a delegation of PML-N members visited Hangshui town in Sichuan province where they were briefed about grassroots structure of the Communist Party of China.
The party building in the town was shown to the delegation and they also interacted with members of the local community. A luncheon was hosted in the honour of the delegation by Tang Wenjin, the vice secretary general of the Communist Party of China Sichuan Province. Both sides discussed areas of mutual cooperation and discussed the current projects underway in Pakistan with Chinese collaboration. Hamza, speaking on the occasion, said he was overwhelmed by the warmth and affection extended to him and his delegation by the Chinese government and the Communist Party. He further stated that the Chinese investment of $30 billion which was announced during Punjab Chief Minister’s recent visit will play a big role in prosperity of Pakistan and bringing the people of the two nations even closer. The delegation also visited Sichuan University and the Pakistan Study Centre based at this varsity. The professors and senior university staff members briefed the delegation about the cooperation between the University with various Pakistani universities including Punjab University and LUMS. The delegation expressed gratitude to the university administration for taking such keen interest in Pakistan studies and for enrolling Pakistani students at the university. It may be mentioned that a 15-member delegation comprising young parliamentarians of Pakistan led by Hamza Shahbaz is currently visiting China on the invitation of Chinese ruling communist party.