LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday reached China on a four-day official visit, with senior Chinese officials and diplomats receiving her at the Urumqi International Airport.
Chinese Consul General in Pakistan Sun Weidong saw off the chief minister at Lahore airport before her departure to China.
Maryam began her official engagements at the Kunlun Hall of the conference centre at the Xinjiang State Guest House where she held meetings.
A delegation led by Chen Xiaojian, secretary of the Communist Party of China in Xinjiang, met her and discussed ways to enhance cooperation in agriculture, irrigation, livestock and other sectors.
The two sides agreed to promote partnership in agriculture, irrigation and livestock sectors. They also agreed on adopting advanced aerial vehicles, modern water levelling techniques and digital crop monitoring systems to promote agriculture. The two sides also agreed on the use of tested Chinese seeds to improve agricultural productivity.
The meeting was also attended by CPC Xinjiang Uyghur Deputy Secretary He Zhongyu, Head of the Publicity Department Wang Jinzhen, Executive Vice Governor of Xinjiang Uygur Zhang Yingchen and Provincial Deputy Secretary-General of the CPC Li Qiyong.
The meeting stressed the need to promote exchanges of delegations between Punjab and China and strengthen people-to-people contacts.
Published in Dawn, August 26th, 2026
