{"id":547759,"date":"2026-05-22T08:40:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T03:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=547759"},"modified":"2026-05-22T08:40:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T03:40:39","slug":"pakistan-pm-sharif-to-visit-china-may-23-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pakistan-pm-sharif-to-visit-china-may-23-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan PM Sharif to visit China May 23-26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>diplomacy<br \/>\n BEIJING<br \/>\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Beijing from Saturday to Tuesday for talks, the Chinese foreign ministry said, without specifying whether the war in Iran would be discussed.<br \/>\nPakistan and China have both sought to mediate in the Middle East conflict, sparked by US and Israeli strikes. A ceasefire agreement since April 8 has halted hostilities, but US President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that the window for diplomacy was closing.<br \/>\n\u201cThe leaders of China and Pakistan will have an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral relations and issues of common concern,\u201d Chinese ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a press conference on Thursday.<br \/>\nGuo added that China would work with Pakistan to \u201cmake positive contributions to the early restoration of peace and stability in the Middle East.\u201d \u201cChina supports Pakistan in playing a fair and balanced mediating role in promoting peace and ending the war,\u201d he said.Pakistan has emerged as a central mediator between the US and Iran, hosting talks last month.<br \/>\nIts army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir was due in Tehran on Thursday, Iranian media reported. China has played a quieter role, shepherding phone calls and meetings with officials of affected Gulf countries. After high-profile talks with Xi in Beijing last week, Trump told Fox News the Chinese leader had offered China\u2019s help to open the Hormuz Strait \u2014 the key oil route largely blocked since the war erupted.<br \/>\nChina\u2019s foreign minister Wang Yi urged Islamabad this month to \u201cstep up mediation efforts\u201d in the Middle East, speaking to his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar in a call. In the past two weeks, Bejing has hosted visits from Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. \u2014 DNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>diplomacy BEIJING Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Beijing from Saturday to Tuesday for talks, the Chinese foreign ministry said, without specifying whether the war in Iran would be discussed. Pakistan and China have both sought to mediate in the Middle East conflict, sparked by US and Israeli strikes. 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