Visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (3rd L) addresses the opening ceremony of China(Hubei)-Pakistan Agriculture and Water Resources Cooperation Forum in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, on February 21, 2009. Invited by the Chinese government, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari paid a visit to China's Hubei Province and Shanghai from February 20 to 23, observing China's development in areas including water conservation, agriculture as well as finance. Bilateral trade volume between China and Pakistan reached $6.9 billion in 2008, demonstrating a 1.3 percent year-on-year increase. (Xinhua) |