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Strategic alliance pivotal to ties, Xi Jinping tells Pakistan's Sharif

President describes bond with neighbour as too strong to break in meeting with Pakistan PM

Nawaz Sharif and his wife Kulsoom meet President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan. Photo: Reuters.

Strengthening the nation's strategic partnership with Pakistan is a diplomatic priority for Beijing, President Xi Jinping told Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday, adding that an economic corridor linking the two nations should be properly established.

Sharif, who arrived in Beijing on Wednesday to begin his first diplomatic trip since his inauguration last month, also called for Chinese involvement in his nation's energy and infrastructure projects, as Islamabad attempts to head off an economic crisis.