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China rebuffs Pakistan's Sharif on new BRI investment

Islamabad hoped Beijing visit would breathe new life into infrastructure deals

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif greet each other at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 7.   © Reuters

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani leader Shehbaz Sharif went to China hoping to land more big-ticket energy and infrastructure deals as his county reels from an economic crisis.

While Sharif and his entourage of cabinet ministers met with President Xi Jinping and other top officials in Beijing, the group left nearly empty handed after finishing a five-day official visit this past weekend.

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