China, Pakistan step up business ties
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Islamabad places high importance on ties with China, welcomes investment
The “World Meets GZ – 2025 Pakistan Business and Investment Exchange Conference” was held on September 12 at the Guangzhou International Cooperation Center (GICC). The event aimed to guide Guangzhou enterprises on entering the Pakistani market through policy insights, project matchmaking, and localised implementation services.
More than 100 representatives from Chinese and Pakistani business associations and enterprises attended the event to explore cooperation opportunities.
In his remarks, Sardar Muhammad, Consul General of Pakistan in Guangzhou, said Islamabad places high importance on ties with China and welcomes investment, especially in manufacturing, energy, and e-commerce. He added that Pakistani entrepreneurs are also showing growing interest in Guangzhou, particularly in home furnishings, IT, and new energy vehicles.
A B2B matchmaking session allowed firms from both sides to explore partnerships in sectors including cross-border e-commerce, automobile manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, building materials, smart transport, education technology and others.
Reference Link:- https://tribune.com.pk/story/2567309/china-pakistan-step-up-business-ties
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
