China's President Xi Jinping waves during a visit to a housing development in Caracas July 21, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China and Pakistan have postponed a state visit to Pakistan by Chinese President Xi Jinping in light of anti-government protests in the South Asian country, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
"Given the current political situation in Pakistan, the Chinese government and the government of Pakistan agreed to delay for a time the state visit of President Xi Jinping to Pakistan planned for later this month," it said in a statement posted on its website.
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