Tech, agri, trade sectors: Sindh CM, Hubei leadership meet to forge broader collaboration

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah held talks in Wuhan on Wednesday with senior figures from Hubei, a Chinese province, according to Business Recorder. Discussions centred on expanding provincial ties in farming, IT, schooling and skills training. Hubei Governor Li Dianxun and provincial Communist Party Secretary Guan Xiaotao took part, and the meeting came as both countries mark 75 years of diplomatic ties.

Shah requested know-how from Hubei on hybrid rice, high-yield seeds and farm mechanisation, and called for better cold storage logistics so that less produce is lost after harvest. He also proposed joint incubation programmes that would connect Wuhan's tech incubators and backers with startups in Sindh. Shah invited Chinese firms to back pilot projects in Karachi covering port logistics, industrial automation and urban traffic management, while Governor Li said Hubei wants to expand ties in modern farming, digital industries and vocational training.

At Central China Normal University, Shah set out a four-point framework covering teacher training, academic mobility, Mandarin language instruction and joint research into climate, water and AI challenges. The two sides were optimistic that the engagement would reinforce the Pakistan-China All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership. Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon and Minister P&D Jam Khan Shoro were part of the delegation.