BEIJING: In terms of bilateral cooperation and exchange, China is interested in strengthening investment cooperation with Pakistan in textile and garment industry, said China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles (CCCT) on Saturday.
Talking to a national news in China, vice president at CCCT Zhang Xian said potential of a combination of strengths and weaknesses provides opportunities for deepening cooperation between the two countries' textile industries. "China is willing to strengthen investment cooperation with Pakistan in the textile and garment industry," Zhang said, adding that collaboration and competition coexist for textile industry in both countries and Sino-Pak co-op in textile industry is ‘untapped’.
''Pakistan and China are perfect partners and there's a lot that can be done," remarked the vice president.
Pakistan is one of the world's leading cotton producers, ranking among the top five in terms of yield, with cotton textile products accounting for 40 percent of its exports.
As a major garment producer, Pakistan's export of home textiles, clothing, and other processed products to the European Union, the United States, and other countries and regions has witnessed a rapid growth these years, which has also driven rapid growth in yarn and fabric imports from China, promoting the cooperation between China and Pakistan in the industrial chain.
However, the different stages of industrial development between the two countries also create broad space for closer cooperation, noted Zhang Xian.
According to Pakistani customs statistics, Pakistan's imports of textiles and apparel from China accounts for 62 percent of its total imports, which makes China its largest source of textile and garment imports. As per statistics released by General Administration of Customs of China, the country’s imports from Pakistan are mainly cotton yarn and Pakistan ranks third among China's import sources of cotton yarn.
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