Yiwu, China
Pakistani business community in China is looking forward to serve the country in a big way, provided they get the government’s support. This was stated by Mir Faisal Yaqoob, a Pakistani businessman who have been in China for 24 years. He came here in 1996. He told Gwadar Pro in an interview that in 2001, he set up his own company in Yiwu. Before that, he was helping with his cousin’s business in Urumqi.
“If we only talk about Pak-China trade, Urumqi is a hub for transportation. Xinjiang province is agriculture-based, so people there are much involved in the agriculture business.
Other things are not very easily available in the market.” Mir described the difference between the two cities. “Yiwu is a showroom for all of the commodities in China, where you can find products varies from needles to airplane parts.”–INP
