国内英语新闻:Pakistani president kicks off visit to China

WUHAN, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived here Friday evening, kicking off his second China visit at the invitation of the Chinese government.

    During his stay at this capital city of central China's Hubei Province, Zardari was expected to pursue Sino-Pakistani cooperation in agriculture and water conservancy. He will also meet with the local governor.

    On behalf of the Chinese government, State Councilor Dai Bingguo will meet with Zardari here.

    Zardari will visit the Three Gorges Project in Yichang city to study its management and technology.

    Zardari was scheduled to leave Hubei for Shanghai, China's financial hub, on Sunday to continue his China tour. He was particularly interested in finance, banking, large-scale construction and Shanghai's urban development, according to the Ambassador of Pakistan to China.

    China believed the visit would consolidate the two countries' all-weather friendship and deepen all-round cooperation, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said earlier.

    Zardari paid his first state visit to China as guest of President Hu Jintao in October last year.