Overview

• Wang Yi’s regional swing moved from New Delhi to Kabul and then Islamabad, where he co-chaired the sixth Pakistan–China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue with Ishaq Dar.
• Pakistan’s Foreign Office said China, Pakistan and Afghanistan reaffirmed cooperation on counterterrorism and trade and agreed to extend CPEC to Kabul.
• Afghanistan’s foreign ministry said China seeks to fold the country into the Belt and Road Initiative and aims to begin practical mining activity this year.
• Islamabad and Beijing pledged new CPEC projects under the next phase, with Pakistan pressed to bolster protections for Chinese workers amid security risks in Balochistan.
• Pakistan signaled Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s late‑August visit to China alongside the SCO summit, adding near‑term momentum to the planning process.