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Shahbaz Sharif met Xi Jinping
Beijing, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif met Chinese President Xi Jinping in his first visit to Beijing. During this, both agreed to further strengthen their evergreen friendship and the $ 60 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Shahbaz Sharif reached Beijing on Tuesday night on a two-day visit to China amid the ongoing Imran Khan’s agitation in Pakistan. This is his first visit to China since he took over as prime minister in April. However, this is his second meeting with Xi Jinping after becoming prime minister. He met Xi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, SCO meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan last month.