Overview

• President Asif Ali Zardari congratulated China, praised President Xi Jinping’s leadership, and said recent visits strengthened plans for expanded trade, infrastructure links and strategic security collaboration.
• China’s ambassador in Islamabad said the two countries released the 2025–2029 Action Plan outlining a framework and roadmap to advance bilateral ties in the new period.
• Chinese consuls general in Karachi and Lahore highlighted agreement to build an upgraded China‑Pakistan Economic Corridor, with deeper cooperation in people‑to‑people exchanges, security and defense.
• Chinese officials cited domestic momentum with first‑half GDP up 5.3%, full‑year output projected at 140 trillion yuan, and advances in technologies such as the Deepseek language model and humanoid robotics.
• Beijing’s recent andTianjin Summit and President Xi’s Global Governance Initiative were flagged as setting broader diplomatic context, with 2026 noted as the 75th anniversary of China‑Pakistan ties.