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Xi Jinping's visit to Pakistan from 20 to 21 April 2015, was the first state visit of Xi Jinping to Pakistan. Xi is the second China's state leader to visit Pakistan in 2010s after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Pakistan between 22 and 23 May 2013. It was also Xi's first overseas trip of 2015. The trip led to the signing accords for $46 billion of investment in Pakistan by China for the construction of roads, rails and power plants to be built on a commercial basis by Chinese companies over 15 years. Most of the 51 projects were part of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor. The trip also showed the confirming of the sale of eight Chinese submarines, more than doubling Pakistan's fleet.〔(China’s Xi Pours Money Into Pakistan, His ‘All-Weather’ Friend )〕 The trip was tremendously covered by International media. ''The New York Times'' claimed it to be a 'gesture likely to confirm the decline of American influence in that nation (Pakistan)'.〔(Xi Jinping Heads to Pakistan, Bearing Billions in Infrastructure Aid )〕〔(Pakistan lands $46 billion investment from China )〕〔(China and Pakistan to open $46bn 'economic corridor' )〕 According to the BBC, the Chinese state and its banks would lend to Chinese companies to carry out the work, thereby making it a commercial venture with direct impact on China's slackening economy.〔(What China’s and Pakistan’s special friendship means )〕 In this state visit, Pakistan conferred its highest civilian award Nishan-e-Pakistan on Xi Jinping for his "outstanding contribution in promotion of relationship between the two countries." This was the fourth time that Pakistan awarded Chinese Premier or President this award, earlier Li Peng(1999), Hu Jintao(2006), Li Keqiang(2013) were awarded. ==Background== Xi was to visit Pakistan in 2014 during his South Asia trip to India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives but postponed it due to political unrest in the country with opposition leader Imran Khan staging a protest in Islamabad for alleged rigging in 2013 polls. In February 2015, some reports of Xi Jinping's trip to Pakistan to attend the Pakistan Day parade were came in the backdrop of US President Barack Obama's second visit to India to attend the Republic Day parade of India. Pakistan also set to held Pakistan Day parade after gap of 7 years since 2008. However, in March 2015, National Security advisor of Pakistan Sartaj Aziz cleared that President Xi may not visit Pakistan day parade but confirmed that he would be making his first state visit to Pakistan within the 'next few months.' Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also confirmed that Xi Jinping would be making his first state visit to Pakistan soon. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Xi Jinping's visit to Pakistan 2015」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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