Deputy Prime Minister/FM is the first international dignitary to visit Beijing in 2026 at the invitation of the Chinese counterpart
Dar travels to Beijing to co-chair the Seventh Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue with China
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar traveled to Beijing to co-chair the Seventh Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The event will be held on January 4.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that Dar is the first foreign dignitary to visit China in 2026 at Yi’s invitation.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has left for Beijing to co-chair the Seventh Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue between Pakistan and China on January 4, 2026, along with Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
DPM/FM is the first foreign dignitary to visit China in… pic.twitter.com/kpqYha6tol
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) 3 January 2026
The post goes on to read that “the dialogue will review the full spectrum of bilateral cooperation, identify new areas of partnership and further advance the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between Pakistan and China.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a curtain raiser published on 31 December 2025, described the strategic dialogue as “the highest consultative mechanism between Pakistan and China”.
According to the statement, Dar’s visit “forms an important part of the regular high-level exchange between the two countries”. The curtain-raiser also clarified that the visit is intended to reaffirm Pakistan and China’s “mutual commitment to regional peace, stability and sustainable development.”
The two nations, or “Iron Brothers”, established diplomatic relations in 1951, making Pakistan one of the first countries to recognize the People’s Republic of China. The neighbors are now preparing to mark 75 years of relations amid changing dynamics on the regional and global stages.
Over the years, the connections between the two have developed into a comprehensive strategic partnership supported by political trust, defense cooperation and financial commitment.
