On January 22, 2024, Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, who is on his visit to Pakistan, paid a courtesy call on Pakistani President Arif Alvi.

Sun Weidong said that China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic cooperative partners. China appreciates Pakistan's firm adherence to the one-China principle and supports Pakistan in safeguarding its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, as well as its unity, stability, development and prosperity. China is willing to work with Pakistan to follow through on the important common understandings reached between the leaders of the two countries, deepen political mutual trust, expand practical cooperation, upgrade the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and accelerate the building of a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era.

Arif Alvi said, the Pakistan-China friendship has a time-honored and time-tested history and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the two peoples. Pakistan firmly supports the one-China principle and will continue to firmly support China in safeguarding its core interests. Pakistan is willing to work with China to build a high-quality CPEC and exchange development experience to allow cooperation achievements to better trickle down to the two peoples.

From January 20 to 22, Sun Weidong visited Pakistan, during which he paid a courtesy call on Pakistani Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Chief of the Army Staff Syed Asim Munir, Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani and others, and co-chaired the Fourth Meeting of the CPEC Joint Working Group on International Cooperation and Coordination with Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi. Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong attended relevant activities.