Chinese producer revives Tajik cotton industry

DUSHANBE - "I'm happy to sell cotton to Chinese people," said Tajik cotton farmer Vahit, who did not give his full name, when telling his stories about China's Zhongtai (Dangara) New Silk Road Textile Industry Company, a large cotton processing and textile producing enterprise bridging China and Tajikistan.

His special relationship with Zhongtai started three years ago, when the latter made an exception for Vahit and bought a batch of his cotton that had been soiled in a truck accident. Deeply touched by the generous gesture, Vahit has decided to prioritize his business with Chinese companies ever since.

This is an epitome of Zhongtai's people-oriented development plans. Founded in the Dangara district of Tajikistan's Khatlon province in 2014 by China's Zhongtai Group and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, the company, with vigorous support from the Tajik government, aims to modernize the Tajik cotton industry and boost the local economy.