Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday held meetings with senior executives of leading Chinese companies in Hangzhou, focusing on cooperation in renewable energy, electric mobility, pharmaceuticals and investment during his official visit to China.

According to the Prime Minister’s Office, PM Shehbaz met representatives of Sheng Huo Neng Yuan Ke Ji Company, CATL, StarCharge and Xiuzheng Pharmaceutical Group as part of his outreach to China’s corporate sector.

In a meeting with Sheng Huo Neng Yuan Ke Ji Company CEO Agnes Siu, discussions focused on cooperation in the renewable energy sector, particularly solar power. The prime minister highlighted Pakistan’s growing renewable energy market and government measures aimed at facilitating investment in the sector.

The prime minister also met with the Executive President of CATL, Oscar Luo. Discussions with CATL focused on cooperation in advanced batteries, energy storage and solar-linked solutions to support Pakistan’s clean energy transition.

A meeting of the Premier with the Chairwoman of Starcharge Group, Danwei Shao, centred on electric vehicle charging infrastructure and smart mobility systems.

President Xiuzheng Pharmaceuticals Xin Yuan called on the prime minister and discussed pharmaceutical manufacturing, healthcare cooperation and investment opportunities in Pakistan’s growing medical sector.

In the meetings, the potential of increasing investment, establishment of manufacturing facilities and expansion of the existing facilities in Pakistan was also discussed in detail.

In all the meetings, PM Shehbaz highlighted the policies of the government for ease of doing business in Pakistan and also shed light on the investment-centric steps taken by the government. He emphasised the importance of Business-to-Business cooperation between Pakistani and Chinese companies to further strengthen the existing fraternal ties between Pakistan and China.