Pakistan, China expand CPEC business ties
Pakistan and China are working to expand industrial and business-to-business cooperation under the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. A Chinese delegation led by Sun Dongsheng, a senior adviser at the Economic Affairs Press, met Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal and other senior Pakistani policymakers at the CPEC Secretariat in Islamabad to discuss next steps.
The talks centered on drawing more Chinese involvement into manufacturing, agriculture, technology, and export-oriented industries. Iqbal said CPEC 2.0 is moving further toward B2B cooperation, and that companies from both countries have already begun entering regional agreements in industrial, agricultural, and mining sectors.
Key Events
- A Chinese delegation led by Sun Dongsheng met with Pakistani officials at the CPEC Secretariat in Islamabad.
- The two sides discussed deeper business-to-business and industrial cooperation under CPEC 2.0.
- Pakistan sought greater Chinese participation in manufacturing, agriculture, technology, and export-oriented industries.
- Ahsan Iqbal said CPEC 2.0 is increasingly focused on B2B cooperation.
- Pakistani and Chinese companies have already entered regional agreements in industrial, agricultural, and mining sectors.