ISLAMABAD/BEIJING   -      Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday reached Beijing on a two-day visit to China. Senior Chinese officials 
received the prime minister and his delegation at the Beijing Airport. During 
his stay in China, the prime minister will 
meet President Xi Jinping and hold delegation level talks with Premier Li Keqiang. 
The two sides will review the All-Weather Strategic Cooperation Partnership

nd exchange views on regional and global developments. This is the first visit of Shehbaz Sharif to 
China since assuming office in April this year. PM’s 
visit represents continuity of the frequent leadership level exchanges between Pakistan and China.
‘CPEC’S REVITALISATION IN FOCUS’
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said 
during his visit to China that he would hold discussions with the Chinese leadership on the strengthening of bilateral relations, particularly the revitalisation of the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan 
Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
The prime minister said the second phase of 
CPEC promises to usher in a new era of socioeconomic progress that would uplift the quality of the 
people’s lives. “There is a lot to learn from the Chinese economic miracle,” he said in a tweet, stressing that his discussions with Chinese leadership 
would focus on the revitalisation of CPEC among 
many other things. The prime minister said he 
was honoured to be among the first few leaders to 
have been invited after the historic 20th National 
Congress of the Communist Party of China.
“At a time when the world is grappling with multiple challenges, Pakistan and China stand together as friends and partners,” he said.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is also scheduled 
to meet the Chinese investors and Pakistani businessmen. The prime minister is leading a high-level delegation including Foreign Minister Bilawal 
Bhutto Zardari, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Minister of Communications Maulana Asad Mehmood, 
Minister of Planning Ahsan Iqbal, Information 
Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Minister of Railways Khawaja Saad Rafiq, Minister for Board of 
Investment Chaudhry Salik Hussain, Minister for 
Defence Production Sardar Israr Tareen, and PM’s 
Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi, Fahd Hussain, Zafaruddin Mahmood, Jahanzeb Khan and Sindh 
Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah.