China-ASEAN Expo opens in Nanning

September 10, 2021: The 18th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) formally kicked off in Nanning, China's Guangxi Autonomous Region here on Friday aimed at providing new business and development opportunities for China, ASEAN and other regional countries especially Pakistan.

Like the previous year, Pakistan is participating in the China-ASEAN Expo as a special partner country.

President, Dr. Arif Alvi in his video message screened at the opening ceremony said that there would be a lot of discussions between the Pakistani, Chinese and other ASEAN countries businessmen and traders to enhance trade.

While congratulating China for organizing the expo, he expressed the confidence that it would further cement a good partnership between China and Pakistan, and other ASEAN countries.

Pakistan, the president said, has set up a pavilion at the exhibition hall of the Expo in which a number of goods such as sports, jewelry, gems, minerals products, etc are being displayed.

Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan was the chief guest during the opening ceremony and he also read out a congratulatory message of President Xi Jinping for the expo.

Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque along with Vice President Qishan and representatives of ASEAN countries pushed a button to formally open the expo.

The theme of this year's expo is "Sharing Opportunities Created by the New Land-Sea Corridor, Building the China-ASEAN Community with a Shared Future".

For many years, Pakistan has been an active participant of the China-ASEAN Expo to promote its specialty products, seek cooperative partners, and tap into the Chinese and ASEAN markets.

So far, a total of 64 Pakistani official bodies and enterprises have used 122 booths since the 13th CAEXPO to showcase its national image, top carpets, wood furniture, handicrafts and other specialty products. Through this platform, Pakistan has achieved remarkable results.

This year too, as a special Partner Country, Pakistan has set up a national product exhibition area to showcase its superior products and achievements in the key industries and will host a number of events including the Pakistan Trade and Investment Promotion Forum.

All these efforts will promote the economic and trade exchanges and cooperation between Pakistan and China and ASEAN countries.

Pakistan, with an exhibition area of 81 square meters, showcases its national image and organize over 20 Pakistani companies to show carpet, marble, wood handicrafts and other products of the country.

Ambassador Moin ul Haque will address the China-Pakistan Economic and Trade Forum on the sideline of the expo and invite businessmen from China-ASEAN countries to take advantage of incentives offered by the present government for foreign investment.

An exhibition area of 12,000 square meters has been allocated to the exhibitors of the 10 ASEAN countries, and each ASEAN country has its own exhibition area as usual.

Following the practice of the previous Expo, an international exhibition area for the countries along the Belt and Road has also been set up to accommodate the exhibitors from over 20 countries, including Pakistan, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, France and Spain.

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