President Asif Zardari’s week-long visit to China is widely interpreted as a fresh push by Pakistan to recalibrate its “all-weather” partnership around hard economic priorities, with investment, industrial cooperation, and technology transfer taking centre stage.

Beyond that, the visit signals the start of a new phase in bilateral ties, with provinces stepping forward to serve as key engines of trade, investment and technology transfer.

With Pakistan seeking investments, joint ventures, and technology partnerships with China to stabilise its fragile economy, the presidential trip was aimed at attracting Chinese investment, expanding trade, and accelerating industrial cooperation.

He is said to have focused beyond infrastructure on industrial zones, agriculture modernisation, and technological collaboration under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) 2.0.

Source: Dawn