Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2025. Xi held talks with Zardari, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Beijing on Wednesday.

Xi said China and Pakistan enjoy ironclad friendship and are all-weather strategic cooperative partners.

In recent years, the two countries have provided firm political support for each other, maintained close high-level exchanges, and advanced the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and cooperation in various fields, setting a good example for relations between countries, he said.

China stands ready to work with Pakistan to advance their respective modernization drives, accelerate the building of an even closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era, bring more benefits to the two peoples, and make greater contributions to regional peace, stability and prosperity, Xi said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2025. Xi held talks with Zardari, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2025. Xi held talks with Zardari, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Tao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2025. Xi held talks with Zardari, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2025. Xi held talks with Zardari, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2025. Xi held talks with Zardari, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2025. Xi held talks with Zardari, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2025. Xi held talks with Zardari, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2025. Xi held talks with Zardari, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)