BEIJING: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistani delegation with him visited China’s historical Terracotta Warriors Museum in Xi’an on Saturday. The visit came following an invitation extended by Chinese President Xi Jinping to see the museum in his hometown. During the visit, the prime minister and the delegation were briefed on the preservation and restoration of historical heritage and …
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday spoke highly of China-Pakistan relations and called for more efforts to build a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing. China and Pakistan are good neighbors linked by mountains and rivers, good friends who share faith and righteousness, …
ISLAMABAD/BEIJING: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday met Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing, where they resolved to protect the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project “from its detractors and adversaries”, the Foreign Office (FO) said. Addressing a weekly press briefing, FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the two leaders held delegation-level talks this morning as the premier and his delegation’s five-day China …
ISLAMABAD/BEIJING: Appreciating the Chinese development model, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday Pakistan can become a great nation if it followed that model through hard work and focus on industrial and agricultural growth. “All Pakistanis will also have to pass through this thorny process. There is no other way to earn respect in the world,” the prime minister said …
BEIJING: China always holds an open attitude towards space cooperation with the U.S., a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday, urging the U.S. side to take practical measures to remove obstacles hindering cooperation in this field. Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a daily press briefing after NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Wednesday congratulated the success of China’s Chang’e-6 …
BEIJING: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said Pakistan was taking steps to improve governance, increase the tax net and ensure ease of doing business to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), state-run Radio Pakistan reported. During a meeting with China Exim Bank President Dr Wu Fulin in Beijing today, the premier said the results of reform measures had started appearing as the …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have signed 32 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to promote trade and investment between the two countries. The MoUs were signed during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to China. He is leading a team of 100 businessmen to explore the potential for promoting bilateral trade and investment. An official announcement of the Commerce Ministry released on Wednesday said …
NEW YORK: Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, president of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), has underscored China’s significant impact on global peace and sustainable development. Espinosa emphasized the “crucial” contributions of China to the international landscape, particularly in addressing contemporary global challenges and fostering multilateral cooperation. The former UNGA president made the remarks in an exclusive …
BEIJING: The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Tuesday released an image of the Chang’e-6 lunar probe, as well as a series of images taken by its lander on the far side of the moon. An image of the probe’s lander and ascender was taken by a movable camera brought to the moon by the probe. An image of the …
BEIJING: A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Monday refuted negative remarks by the U.S., Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK), saying the three countries deliberately attacked and vilified China through their trilateral meetings. The defense ministers of three countries convened for a trilateral meeting in Singapore on Sunday. They issued a joint press statement, in which they criticized China …