ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports to China increased by 30% year-on-year inNovember 2020, improving trade balance between the two countries.

To address the issue of trade deficit, China has proactively takenmeasures, which include expanding market access for Pakistani products andorganising trade promotion activities.

Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood, ina tweet, stated that during November, exports to China increased by 30%,Vietnam by 121%, the United Kingdom 27%, Italy 26%, the United States 25%and France 22%.

“This healthy trend is an indication that exports are regaining momentum.Exporters, therefore, should aggressively market their products ingeographically diversified areas,” he added.

Giving a good start, Dawood previously promised to slash tariffs on morethan 300 categories of imported items that were widely used as raw materialfor the export of goods.

Along with the constant upward trend in China-Pakistan trade, risingconcern over the trade deficit with China has been echoing in the businesscommunity. However, the main reason behind the trade imbalance is thestructural problem between industries of the two countries.

China has a strong manufacturing base for export of goods as compared toimport. Until now, China has turned out to be the largest trading partnerof more than 120 countries and regions in the world.

For Pakistan, it is time to dedicate some technical and financial resourcesto drawing a full map to expand exports to the entire world, and morespecifically to China.