Beijing (TDI): Pakistan’s embassy in Beijing, working closely with Pakistan Consulates General in Shanghai, Chengdu, and Guangzhou, successfully facilitated the participation of 200 Chinese companies, a 100 percent increase from 2024, at the fourth Health, Engineering, and Minerals Show (HEMS) held in Lahore from 17-19 April 2025.
Led by Ambassador of Pakistan to China Khalil Hashmi, the high-level delegation reflected the country’s firm commitment to enhancing collaboration with China in economic, trade and investment sectors.
Representatives from over 150 Chinese firms engaged in a series of B2B meetings across healthcare, engineering, minerals and mining, resulting in the signing of thirty-seven MoUs and contracts worth over $435 million.
Key deals included a $60 million quartz stone export agreement (with a $10 million investment component), a $50 million interest by Chinese firm to invest in developing mineral resources, a $45 million joint venture in medical device manufacturing, and an $80 million technology transfer contract in electric vehicles.
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Chinese interest also expanded into copper, fluorite, salt, gemstones, IT, real estate, and branding of Pakistani products.
A dinner hosted by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif brought together more than eight hundred delegates from fifty nations.
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The active participation by Chinese delegation, the largest foreign contingent, was widely appreciated.
The Prime Minister lauded Ambassador Hashmi and his team for facilitating the largest-ever Chinese business delegation to Pakistan.
