Zardari to visit China from Feb 20 to 23

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will pay a four-day visit to China from Feb 20, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said yesterday.

On his second visit in four months, Zardari will visit Hubei province and Shanghai. State Councilor Dai Bingguo will meet with him in Hubei on behalf of the Chinese government.

China believes the visit will "consolidate" the all-weather Sino-Pakistani friendship and deepen all-round cooperation, Jiang said.