(Zafar Uddin Mahmud) ■ watching the Party Congress from the outside "I graduated from Sun Yat Sen Medical University. My eldest daughter went to kindergarten in Guangzhou, and my twin sons were also born in Guangzhou. After eight years of life experience, I have deep feelings for this hot land. Later, every time I revisited my hometown, I had deep love and lingering attachment in my heart." Talking about the origin with Guangdong, Zafar udin Mahmoud, the policy adviser to the Secretary General of the Boao Forum for Asia and the former special envoy of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, opened the conversation at once. In an interview with Nanfang Daily, he said that he had always paid close attention to the 13th Party Congress of Guangdong Province, and sincerely admired Guangdong's brilliant answers in promoting high-level opening-up, continuously improving people's well-being, and practicing the concept of sustainable development. He also looked forward to the development blueprint for the next five years. Zafar Uddin Mahmoud has paid special attention to the report of the Party Congress that it is necessary to make every effort to build an important engine for jointly building the "the Belt and Road". He said that as a landmark project of jointly building the "the Belt and Road", the China Pakistan Economic Corridor is shining brightly. Guangdong enterprises are welcome to settle in and export products produced in Pakistan to the world to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. In his opinion, the China Pakistan Economic Corridor project, which has significantly accelerated in recent years, is expected to bring a lot of new investment opportunities to Guangdong enterprises, "this is just the beginning. In the future, I hope more Guangdong enterprises will participate in the construction of China Pakistan Economic Corridor". Optimistic about the prospect of high-quality economic development in Guangdong Zafar udin Mahmud once lived in Guangzhou for many years. "Our family has countless wonderful memories in Guangzhou! Even if we leave later, as long as we have the opportunity to come to China, we will definitely go to Guangdong, our hometown, meet old friends, drink morning tea, watch arcades, and visit old streets." He speaks fluent Chinese. In the eyes of Zafar udin Mahmud, the more places he visited, the richer his understanding of Guangdong. "Wherever I went, I was deeply moved by the hospitality of my friends in Guangdong. Even in small towns, I often heard the word 'Pakistan railway', which moved me very much." In 1977, as an international student, Zafar udin Mahmud entered Zhongshan Medical University for further study until he graduated in 1982. "I will never forget the understanding and tolerance of my Chinese friends when I first arrived in Guangzhou. Over the years, some of them have maintained close contacts with me." Later, as the chief representative of a multinational bank in Guangzhou, he spent three years in Guangzhou with his family. "At that time, my eldest daughter was in a kindergarten in Guangzhou, studying and playing with Chinese children. Today, she can also sing" I love Beijing Tiananmen Square "skillfully in Chinese." He said. As a "China hand" with strong Guangdong complex, the report of the 13th Party Congress of Guangdong Province has attracted special attention of Zafar udin Mahmud. "When reviewing the past five years in Guangdong, the report summarized the progress and achievements in all aspects, and did not avoid the existing weaknesses, passing on the pragmatic concept and the determination to continue to promote high-quality development." In his opinion, over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, being pragmatic, enterprising and diligent have always been the remarkable spiritual character of Cantonese. From the high-frequency words in the report of the provincial Party Congress, Zafar udin Mahmud paid attention to looking for the future development trend of Guangdong. He said that the key word "high-quality development" appeared many times in the report, showing Guangdong's ambition and courage to create a better future. He noted that as one of the regions with the highest degree of openness and the strongest economic vitality in China, with a safe and stable political and social environment, sustainable favorable policies, an open investment environment and an inclusive cultural temperament, Guangdong zhengyuanyuan continues to attract talents from all over China and even the world to settle down. He is full of confidence in the prospect of high-quality economic development in Guangdong. "The terms of openness and cooperation have also been mentioned repeatedly in the report, especially the determination to open up in an all-round way, leaving a lot of room for imagination in the next five years." Zafar udin Mahmud said that all sectors of Pakistani society, especially the business community, have a high awareness of Guangdong's characteristics of being bold, open and inclusive. For example, since its inception in the 1950s, the Canton Fair has been a trade event that Pakistani businessmen have been keen to participate in. Zafar udin Mahmud expects that through a higher level of opening-up in the future, Guangdong can provide the world with more new opportunities and share more growth Dividends with the world, "a thriving Guangdong will bring greater development space to all countries in the world, including Pakistan". Actively participate in the cause of non-governmental friendship Zafar udin Mahmud has always been a witness and promoter of the friendship between China and Pakistan. He has served as the economic and Commercial Counsellor of the Pakistani embassy in China and the special envoy of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor. "The report mentioned that we should strive to build an important engine for jointly building the 'the Belt and Road' and constantly deepen cooperation with countries and regions jointly building the 'belt and road'. This bodes great opportunities and cooperation space." He believed that under the background of the in-depth promotion of the "the Belt and Road" initiative, Pakistan and Guangdong are complementary in terms of resource endowment, industrial structure and consumption structure, bringing broad space for bilateral economic and trade cooperation. "Participating in the construction of China Pakistan economic corridor will provide new platforms and opportunities for Guangdong enterprises to 'go global' and carry out in-depth international cooperation." Zafar udin Mahmud looks forward to the mutually beneficial cooperation between Pakistan and Guangdong constantly bursting with new vitality. He explained that, on the one hand, Pakistan has a population of more than 200million, rich labor resources, great market demand, and relatively rich mineral resources, with important trade and investment potential; On the other hand, Guangdong manufacturing enterprises have mature technology and first-class management level, which are needed for Pakistan's industrial upgrading. Zafar udin Mahmud specifically mentioned that the development of private economy in Guangdong started early, and many private enterprises have accumulated rich experience in their respective sub sectors, which contain great vitality, and are the new force to expand the cooperation between Pakistan and Guangdong and continue to deepen and consolidate; At the same time, the continuous deepening of cooperation between the two places has also provided a broader stage for private enterprises in Guangdong to go global. Zafar udin Mahmoud said that as a landmark project of jointly building the "the Belt and Road", the China Pakistan Economic Corridor project has formed a "1+4" cooperation pattern centered on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor and focusing on Gwadar Port, energy sources, transportation infrastructure and industrial cooperation with the joint efforts of the Pakistani and Chinese governments since it was launched in 2013, and has achieved remarkable results in many aspects. "In the new stage of corridor construction, agriculture and other livelihood areas will become key areas." He said that Guangdong has rich experience and technological achievements in germplasm development, smart agriculture and other fields. Pakistani agricultural enterprises hope to go with their counterparts in Guangdong through the China Pakistan Economic Corridor project. After stepping down as the special envoy of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, Zafar udin Mahmud actively devoted himself to the cause of non-governmental friendship. In 2020, he set up the "understand China" organization in Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, Pakistan, to promote mutual understanding between the two peoples. He introduced that Lahore and Guangzhou became international friendly cooperation and exchange cities in 2021. The two sides have carried out practical cooperation in jointly dealing with the COVID-19 and urban rail transit construction, and the tree of friendship between them has long been flourishing. "The report mentioned the need to carry out in-depth foreign cultural exchanges and cultural trade, which made me very excited." He plans to jointly hold seminars, exchange visits and other activities with friends in Guangdong after the outbreak, so as to create more opportunities for direct dialogue between people in think tanks, media, industry and commerce, literature and art and other fields in the two places, enhance mutual understanding and mutual understanding, continue to write a new chapter of non-governmental friendly exchanges between Pakistan and Guangdong, and add new connotation to Pakistan China relations. "In my eyes, Guangdong friends are cute and respectable! In the future, I look forward to Pakistan and Guangdong friendship and cooperation to a new level!" (Xinhua News Agency)