Chinese trade team due on 17th

Published July 13, 2007

ISLAMABAD, July 12: A Chinese trade mission, led by Deputy Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng, will arrive here on July 17. The team’s visit is considered important because it is taking place after the recent killing of three Chinese citizens in the NWFP, which sparked immediate reaction from Beijing.

The delegation will include 10 officials from various ministries and 35 members of large business groups. An official announcement issued here said that the trade mission would visit a mini-exhibition of Pakistani export products.

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