In order to welcome the centennial birthday of the party, the Information Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government and the Xinmin Evening News Agency jointly planned and carefully produced the "Centennial Party - Foreigners Telling Stories" 100-episode media series products for half a year.
The 80th edition of 100 foreigners in Shanghai, who lived and worked in China and Shanghai, invited Amir Khan from Pakistan.
"The Centennial Party - Foreigners Telling Stories", No. 80
Name: Amir Khan
Chinese name: Amir Khan
Nationality: Pakistani
Occupation: Minhang District foreign volunteer
Mixed with Chinese and English vocabulary, Amir Khan expresses the impression of An expat about Shanghai: "She was beautiful, friendly and, crucially, loving. The professional manager from Pakistan has lived in China for more than 20 years, including more than a decade in Shanghai, witnessing the earth-shaking changes in China, "One of the secrets of China's success is strong leadership, and the people are always united and hardworking." Amir Khan said.
From "Shanghai in South Asia"
Amir Khan's hometown is Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, and "you can think of her as 'Shanghai in South Asia', and we have known for a long time that China is the most important of the countries where Pakistan interacts, and she is a 'all-weather partner'". For decades, mutual support and help between the two countries has been generous and selfless, and more importantly, such exchanges can be reflected in the lives of ordinary people.
"During my days in Shanghai, I liked the Chinese friends who called me 'Pakistani Railway', not only because Pakistanis generally harbor simple feelings for China, but also because this friendship is rooted in the 'mutual respect' of the two peoples from the heart." Amir Khan recalled that since China's reform and opening up, economic development has made great progress, but it has never considered itself a "superior student". Amir Khan introduced that in response to the "Belt and Road" initiative, Pakistan's manufacturing industry has achieved significant development, "In the past, we mainly exported cotton, jute, ore and other primary products, but after absorbing Chinese investment and cooperation between the two enterprises, these competitive products were deeply processed, higher added value was obtained, and higher returns could be obtained in the international market." ”
"To have such a title as 'Pakistan Iron' is both an honor and a responsibility." Amir Khan said that after the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in China last year, Pakistan, which was suffering the worst locust plague in 27 years, mobilized all the stocks of public hospitals in the country to support China, "At that time, the circle of friends in Pakistan said the most was 'we finally have the opportunity to help the Chinese brothers' and 'we should do this, the Chinese brothers will not fight alone'." ”
"The reason why our friendship has endured is because we can 'share the difficulties' in our own difficult times." When the reporter showed Amir Khan a photo of the recent arrival of Chinese vaccines from Pakistan in Islamabad, he was even more emotional.
China is investing for the future
Amir Khan's understanding of "Pakistan" is "both love and dedication", and regards Shanghai and even China as his beloved "second hometown". The family moved to Shanghai in 2010, "my wife and I have two sons, and we have lived in the Huacao community for 11 years. "I can't just ask for it, but I also want to do something for Shanghai as much as possible." ”
In order to help more and more expatriates understand the local culture and integrate into their new lives, Huacao Jinfeng International Community Development Promotion Association (JICDA) initiated the recruitment of international volunteers, and Amir Khan took the lead in signing up after learning about it, "I used my own experience to tell friends from all over the world that Shanghai is a place where you can realize your ideals." In addition to the prosperity and beauty of Shanghai, there is also a social atmosphere of "I am for everyone, everyone is for me".
During the COVID-19 epidemic, Amir Khan and many Shanghai volunteers worked together on community epidemic prevention, material transfer and epidemic prevention publicity, "Because I have been staying in Shanghai during the epidemic, I can intuitively feel china's great power responsibility and responsibility in difficult times." ”
Amir Khan stressed that working and living in Shanghai is very convenient, the business environment is very grounded, "the government provides services, more from the market body, on the ground to understand what we need to get support, I am often invited to participate in their important activities, the most impressive thing is that the business community can express their views on the future of urban infrastructure planning, and get a positive response."
As a technology-sensitive professional manager, Amir Khan appreciates China's rapid development in "new infrastructure" areas such as 5G, digital smart cities and the Internet of Things, "you are investing for the future and will reap great returns."
"I am so proud and fortunate that I have spent 20 years of China's fastest growing growth with my family and I believe that China is and will be a strong pillar of the global economy."
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Interview Coordinator: Hu Yanxun
Text: Wu Jian
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Photography: Li Mingyan
Poster: Dong Chunjie Chen Li
(Original title: Amir Khan: I can't just ask for it, I also want to do something for Shanghai as much as possible| Centennial Party - Foreigner Storytelling (80)