Pakistan, China sign agreements spanning agriculture, education, media and trade

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang witnessing signing of MoUs/Protocols at Beijing on 25 May 2026. pic.twitter.com/nVmPc2EmUQ

Following the conclusion of his engagements in Hangzhou, PM Shehbaz arrived in Beijing, where he held high-level meetings with Chinese Premier Li Qiang to discuss trade, investment, agriculture, science and technology, industrial cooperation, and the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

According to the Prime Minister's Office, the agreements are "aimed at further deepening cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, science and technology, climate change, education, media, and people-to-people exchanges."

The documents signed covered a wide range of sectors. In agriculture, both sides signed a Protocol on Inspection, Quarantine and Sanitary Requirements for Dried Fruits and Nuts, a Protocol of Phytosanitary Requirements for Maize, an MoU on Strengthening Development Cooperation in the Agriculture Sector, and a Letter of Exchange on Animal Vaccines.

In the areas of economic development and trade, the two sides signed an MoU on Deepening Exchanges and Cooperation in the Field of Economic Development and an MoU on Supporting Free Trade and Multilateralism.

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On education and governance, both countries signed an Executive Programme on Educational Cooperation and Exchanges, an MoU on Cooperation between the Foreign Service Academy and China Foreign Affairs University, an MoU between the Party School of the CPC Central Committee — also known as the China National Academy of Governance — and Pakistan's National School of Public Policy, and an MoU on the Joint Implementation of the Human Resource Development Cooperation Programme for 2026.

In science and technology, an MoU on Conformity Assessment was signed alongside an MoU between the Pakistan Science Foundation and the China Association of Science and Technology. An MoU on Cooperation in the Fields of Environment and Climate Change was also among the documents exchanged.

In the media sector, Xinhua News Agency and Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation signed an MoU, as did China Media Group and Pakistan Television, with the latter focused on cooperation in joint documentary production.

The two sides also formalised a Sister-Province Relationship between Zhejiang Province and Punjab Province.

Beijing: 25, May 2026.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China Li Qiang witnessed signing and exchange of several agreements, Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), protocols, and cooperation documents between the two countries.… pic.twitter.com/00O0ZBwzWE

PM Shehbaz said the signing of these agreements "reflects the growing depth and diversity of Pakistan-China cooperation and opens new avenues for collaboration in key sectors that directly contribute to the welfare and prosperity of the peoples of both countries."

On Sunday, Pakistani and Chinese companies signed MoUs worth more than $7 billion during a series of high-level engagements led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the Chinese city of Hangzhou.

A major agreement signed during the conference on Sunday included a $1.12 billion deal between Haolu Engineering and Technology Company and Fauji Fertilizer for fertiliser production. Another MoU worth $100 million was signed between IBI Beijing United Information Technology and the RIC for cooperation in agrochemicals, agricultural machinery, and the establishment of a regional office in Multan.

Officials said more than 200 MoUs worth over $20 billion had now been signed during five Pakistan-China business conferences held so far.