Overview

• Foreign ministers in Islamabad agreed to initiate new CPEC projects under a second phase, though specific project lists and financing terms were not disclosed.
• Official statements confirmed plans to extend the corridor to Afghanistan following Wang Yi’s Kabul talks, where China also signaled interest in mining opportunities.
• Wang pressed Pakistan to bolster safeguards for Chinese nationals after repeated attacks targeting CPEC sites, and Islamabad pledged full protection for personnel and assets.
• Wang met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir as both sides called for faster progress on Phase 2 focusing on agriculture, industry and mining.
• Follow-on coordination includes a Joint Cooperation Committee meeting reported for October and a planned late‑August visit to China by Sharif, as India reiterates sovereignty objections to the route through PoK.