A high-level Chinese Trade Mission headed by Vice Minister Commerce Gao Hucheng will be visiting Pakistan from July 18 to July 20, said an official statement. The delegation would include 10 senior officials from various ministries and 35 members of different large business groups of China like Sino Chem Corporation, China Tax Group, Sino Steel Corporation, China Meheco Corporation, China Minmetrals Corporation etc. During the visit of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to China in April 2007, both countries agreed to take special initiatives to enhance Pakistan s exports to China in order to improve the trade balance which currently is heavily tilted in favour of China. The statement said the visit of the Trade Mission is aimed at enhancing interaction between the Pakistani exporters and Chinese importers. The Trade Mission would be attending a mini-exhibition of Pakistani export products to place on the spot orders for exports to China. The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan has invited applications form potential exporters to enable them to display their products during the aforesaid visit so that the Chinese Trade Mission may be facilitated to increase exports to China. The Trade Mission would also call on the Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan, apart from the meetings with a number of officials of various ministries.
