China, COMSTECH discuss expanding science cooperation for OIC states

China and the OIC’s science body COMSTECH discussed expanding cooperation in science, technology, and health during a meeting in Islamabad. COMSTECH Coordinator General Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary and Chinese Embassy Minister-Counsellor Xu Hangtian reviewed ongoing joint projects, including training programmes with Chinese institutions and a biomedical AI certificate course for researchers from OIC countries. They also explored new initiatives such as a COMSTECH-Zhejiang joint laboratory, a possible OIC-COMSTECH office in Beijing, and expanded academic training links, while also discussing an upcoming April visit by a 27-member Chinese delegation.