The 5-day China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) held on Sept 2-6, 2023 in Beijing proved an important forum for service-oriented enterprises of Pakistan to explore new markets in the world.
These views were expressed by Adviser to the Speaker of the Balochistan Assembly, Muhammad Naseem Khan Achakzai talking to China Media Group (CMG).
The CIFTIS turned out to be one of the biggest as 60 countries participated and over 1,100 companies presented their technologies and services during the five-day event.
It subsequently had a lot of other parallel events and forums involved.
President Xi Jinping also addressed one of the sessions of the event.
While highlighting efforts on part of China to provide a viable environment, Naseem Khan Achakzai said China was playing an important role for the overall development agenda around the world.
About the CIFTIS, he said it showed the world another angle from China about the country leadership’s vision for global development and we called it “Chinese Model of Development.” The successful event reflected Chinese commitment for world development in view of expansion of a viable trade environment in the world.
With regard to the participation of Pakistan, I think that the event has been a tremendous success, which of course calls for a congratulatory note to the Chinese government and its people for putting up this event together.
Talking about telecommunications or information technology (IT) or the banking sector or the overall development agenda, he said the CIFTIS had proven to be a very successful event altogether and specially it showed the Chinese government’s commitment for openness and opening up part of China for the world market.
Such events prove that China is the global market offering expansion of trade for the stability of the world economy.
Achakzai pointed out that automobile production or the technology was being done in China so CIFTIS attracted a lot of companies. About the Pakistan pavilion, which was inaugurated by the Pakistani Ambassador to China, he said it had given Pakistan an opportunity to present the country’s services industry displaying and attracting more investment opportunities in Pakistan.
“We are celebrating 10 successful years of CPEC and Belt and Road initiative, and talking about the overall vision of development working behind” he said.
