Pakistani finds Xinjiang friendly for business

[Video by Chen Meiling and Wang Songsong]

Pakistani merchant Nazar Karim Ali in Tashikurgan Tajik autonomous county in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, said the county has made him feel at home for the last 32 years.

He said as he shares the same culture and language with local people, it's easy to adapt to society.

"We are the second generation of businessmen. First of all, my father and uncle had a silk business in China from 1989 to 1992," he said.

Karim sells gemstones, jewelry, blankets, cotton bed sheets, clothes and handicrafts from Pakistan. The number of tourists saw significant growth after China adjusted its COVID-19 epidemic control measures, and his business is recovering quickly.