Key status reflects countries on the move
Pakistan
China has been Pakistan's largest trading partner for four consecutive years, and is also the country's largest source of imports and the third-largest export destination.
In 2017, China-Pakistan trade totaled $20 billion, according to the statistics from the General Administration of Customs. The country's main exports to China include cotton products, grains, ore sands, ready-to-wear garments, animal leather, and medical equipment.
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a trade corridor including roads, railways, oil, gas and cable channels, is a model project in the Belt and Road Initiative.
The corridor with a total investment of $19 billion is expected to drive the Pakistan economy to grow by 1 to 2 percentage points every year and create about 70,000 job opportunities.
For the CIIE, Pakistani enterprises bring food, agricultural products, clothing, and sports goods among other exhibits.
One of the highlights is the soccer balls produced in the country which have been used in the past two World Cups.
