<p class="title">Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan visited Lahore as part of his trip to promote economic co-operation with the Punjab province, the largest and most developed region of Pakistan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He reached the provincial metropolis on Monday on a two-day trip to meet officials and visit Chinese investment centers in the province.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Wang visited the Haier-Ruba Economic Zone in Lahore along with Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing and Consul General Long Dingbin. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The Haier-Ruba zone, a major player in the domestic market, sells various consumer products.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Wang also met Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and discussed how to increase co-operation with Punjab.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The senior Chinese leader said that his government would welcome an economic co-operation between the Punjab government and the big provinces of China.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar, who hosted the dinner in honour of Wang, said a new era of co-operation has started between Pakistan and China with his visit.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Wang, a member of the politburo of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), also visited Taxila archaeological museum where Buddhist artefacts from the Gandhara civilisation are preserved.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The senior Chinese leader, who arrived in Pakistan on Sunday for a three-day visit, met President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Various agreements have been signed in Islamabad after delegation-level talks between the two sides.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Pakistani officials said that the visit would expedite the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).</p>.<p class="bodytext">The CPEC, launched in 2015, is a planned network of roads, railways and energy projects linking China's resource-rich Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region with Pakistan's strategic Gwadar Port on the Arabian Sea. </p>
<p class="title">Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan visited Lahore as part of his trip to promote economic co-operation with the Punjab province, the largest and most developed region of Pakistan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He reached the provincial metropolis on Monday on a two-day trip to meet officials and visit Chinese investment centers in the province.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Wang visited the Haier-Ruba Economic Zone in Lahore along with Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing and Consul General Long Dingbin. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The Haier-Ruba zone, a major player in the domestic market, sells various consumer products.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Wang also met Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and discussed how to increase co-operation with Punjab.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The senior Chinese leader said that his government would welcome an economic co-operation between the Punjab government and the big provinces of China.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar, who hosted the dinner in honour of Wang, said a new era of co-operation has started between Pakistan and China with his visit.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Wang, a member of the politburo of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), also visited Taxila archaeological museum where Buddhist artefacts from the Gandhara civilisation are preserved.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The senior Chinese leader, who arrived in Pakistan on Sunday for a three-day visit, met President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Various agreements have been signed in Islamabad after delegation-level talks between the two sides.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Pakistani officials said that the visit would expedite the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).</p>.<p class="bodytext">The CPEC, launched in 2015, is a planned network of roads, railways and energy projects linking China's resource-rich Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region with Pakistan's strategic Gwadar Port on the Arabian Sea. </p>