China and Pakistan agree to strengthen ties as Beijing hosts a series of meetings with several international leaders.

China is hosting a round of separate high level meetings with leaders from Germany, Tanzania, Vietnam and Pakistan. It’s all part of a fresh outreach following the conclusion of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

In the latest meeting, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to strengthen multilateral cooperation in a number of areas, including the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

Joining the discussion:

• Zoon Ahmed Khan is a Research Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization.
• Einar Tangen is a Senior Fellow at the Taihe Institute.
• Mustafa Sayed is the Executive Director of the Pakistan-China Institute.
• Victor Gao is a Chair Professor at Soochow University.

 

China will support Pakistan in stabilising its financial situation – Xi https://t.co/5AkjnKI8CZ pic.twitter.com/0luee1jUls

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Xi calls for port and railway projects in Pakistan to be ‘accelerated’ https://t.co/6RYI5TZYwY

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