Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will undertake a fiveday official visit to China from tomorrow (Tuesday) at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang.

During the threesegment trip, the Prime Minister will visit the cities of Xi’an and Shenzhen, besides Beijing. Shehbaz Sharif will meet President Xi Jinping and hold delegationlevel talks with Premier Li Qiang in Beijing.

He will also hold meetings with Chairman of Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Zhao Leji and heads of key government departments.

An important aspect of the Prime Minister’s visit will be meetings with corporate executives of leading Chinese companies dealing in oil and gas, energy, ICT, and emerging technologies.

In Shenzhen, Prime Minister will address the ChinaPakistan Business Forum with leading businesspersons, entrepreneurs, and investors from both countries. He will also visit Economic and Agricultural Zones in China.

The two sides will undertake discussions to further upgrade ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor and advance trade and investment.

The talks will be held to enhance cooperation in security and defence, energy, space, science and technology, and education sectors.