Pakistani handicrafts inspire Chinese

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BEIJING: Pakistan’s Rosewood handicrafts were well received by Chinese buyers during the recent four-day China Yiwu Import Commodities Fair held in Zhejiang Province, says a report.
Since its establishment, Yiwu Imported Commodities Fair has become one of the best trade platforms for foreign goods to enter the Chinese market.
“This is not only my first time to Yiwu city and my first time to the Yiwu expo, but also my first participation of an expo this year,” said Usman Anjum, CEO of Sanaullah Handicraft Pakistan.
According to Usman, a lot of Pakistani people who do business in China went back to Pakistan due to the COVID-19. There are only 3 Pakistani exhibitors in this year’s Yiwu expo, which is much fewer compared with the normal years.
Usman has a store in Kunming, where the China-South Asia expo is held every year. This year that expo was canceled as well. Usman this time had to use buses to transport goods from Kunming to Yiwu. The products that he sold are mostly big wooden furniture. The transport is quite expensive.
He hoped that the sale this time will be good. “In Usman’s expectation, the four day’s sale during the whole Yiwu expo should be 100,000 Yuan.