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- Wang Yi held meetings with Indian premier, top leadership this week on border disputes
- Visit takes place months after intense military standoff between India, Pakistan in May
ISLAMABAD: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday to attend the sixth round of the Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue between the two countries, Pakistan’s foreign office said in a statement, days after he held talks with India’s top political leadership.
The top Chinese diplomat arrived in India on Monday and met Foreign Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar as well as National Security Adviser Ajit Doval to hold talks regarding the countries’ disputed border in the Himalayan mountains. He later met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well.
Yi’s visit also comes months after a brief but intense military standoff between India and Pakistan in May, during which Islamabad deployed Chinese-made fighter jets and missiles against Delhi. India alleged that Beijing actively supported Pakistan’s military response.
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar received Yi after he arrived in Islamabad, the foreign office said.
“Mr. Wang Yi is visiting Pakistan to co-chair with DPM/FM the 6th round of Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue being held on 21 August 2025,” the foreign office said.
Institutionalized in 2017, the strategic dialogue provides a platform for high-level engagement on regional developments, reaffirmation of shared interests and coordination on multilateral issues between both neighbors.
Pakistan considers China a major investor and regional ally. China is Pakistan’s largest trading partner, with bilateral trade exceeding $25 billion in recent years, and Chinese companies have already invested heavily in power, transport, infrastructure, and telecoms projects across the country as part of the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project.
Pakistan’s foreign office said in a statement on Tuesday that Yi’s visit is part of the regular high-level exchanges between Pakistan and China to further deepen their ‘All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership.’
It said the visit would also reaffirm support on core interest issues, enhance economic and trade cooperation, and reaffirm both nations’ joint commitment to regional peace, development and stability.