Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has arrived at Tianjin, China.

At Tianjin Airport, the Prime Minister was received by the Minister and Secretary of the CPC Committee of the General Administration of Customs of China Sun Meijun, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Tianjin Municipal People's Congress and Party Secretary Yu Yunlin, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zedong, and Pakistani Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi.

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar and the Prime Minister's Adviser Tariq Fatemi are also accompanying the Prime Minister.

Besides other official engagements, he will attend the 25th SCO Council of Heads of State Meeting in Tianjin and the 80th anniversary of the victory in World's Anti-Fascist War in Beijing.

The Prime Minister would hold meetings with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang during which multifaceted dimensions of Pakistan-China bilateral cooperation would be discussed.

The Prime Minister would interact with reputed Chinese businessmen and corporate executives to discuss bilateral trade, economic and investment ties.

He would also address a Pakistan-China B2B Investment Conference to explore new avenues to strengthen trade and investment relations between Pakistan and China.

The Prime Minister will also interact with leaders of other countries attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit.