“Laowai” in China | Pakistani merchant witnesses CSAE’s growth
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
In 2013, Saad participated in the first China-South Asia Expo (CSAE) with mahogany crafts from his hometown. Since then, the Pakistani merchant has been an exhibitor at the expo for ten consecutive editions, witnessing the remarkable growth of the expo.
For Saad, the expo venue has become larger in scale, with a growing number of participating countries, more visitors and booming business. What delights him most is the thoughtful on-site service. “Now the one-stop service handles everything for us,” he said. Saad also noted that China’s robust logistics network makes his furniture business more efficient.
Saad shared that the expo has helped him establish business connections with exhibitors across South Asia and beyond, and has enabled him to pursue cooperation opportunities. The economic vibrancy here has strengthened his confidence in the Chinese market.
Reference Link:- https://english.news.cn/20260614/61b946deab56488b925136b6214aba53/c.html
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.…
