Throughout the ages, "Chang'an City" is a haunting place, this thirteen dynasties of ancient capital entangled in a thousand years of acacia, but also absorbed countless admirers, Khalid from Yemen is one of them, after graduating from high school to Xi'an, he studied undergraduate, master's, doctoral degree at Chang'an University, rooted in Shaanxi for 27 years, and now has become the "spokesperson" of Shaanxi Automobile Holding Group Co., Ltd. in the Middle East. Previously, his deeds were reported by Hong Kong's Ta Kung Pao.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > Khalid's growing up</h1>
In Harid's memory, when he was a child, Yemen was still relatively backward in economic development and information was blocked. "At that time, the main channel for the family to learn about the outside world was a radio, so my father often told me the story of Mao Zedong leading the Chinese revolution." The image of China in Harid's mind is also getting fuller. After graduating from high school, he gave up the opportunity to study in Germany, saw the Chinese study abroad scholarship program launched by the Yemeni Ministry of Education, and chose to come to China. After a series of assessments and screenings, Khalid boarded a flight to China. "As soon as I got off the plane, I felt that the world was much bigger, with many people, many cars, and a prosperous city." Khalid said that although he was not comfortable in every way when he first arrived at an unfamiliar place, as soon as he walked into the campus of Chang'an University, "it felt like coming home." ”
In 1995, Harid entered Chang'an University majoring in automotive engineering, and continued to pursue master's and doctoral degrees after graduating from undergraduate, and joined Shaanxi Heavy Duty Truck Import and Export Co., Ltd. after graduating in 2007. During his studies at the school, Harid actively participated in various cultural exchange activities organized by the school, worked hard to learn and publicize Chinese culture, and won the title of "Excellent International Student of Chang'an University" for many times.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > joined a state-owned enterprise, and the stage of life was in China</h1>
"In the past, I always felt that the Automobile Industry in Europe and the United States was developed, but from the perspective of a professional, Shaanxi Automobile was not worse than them, and even took the lead in some fields." After taking over the company's marketing work in Saudi Arabia, Harid led the team to seize the opportunity, tailor-made the most cost-effective car for them according to the needs of different customers, overcome difficulties, actively explore overseas markets, and establish a good image of Shaanxi Automobile Heavy Truck in the international market. He has won the "Xi'an Excellent Foreign Expert Award", "Xi'an Municipal People's Government Friendship Award", "Sanqin Friendship Award" and other honors.
Harid signs contracts with customers
Under the leadership of Harid, Shaanxi Automobile SHACMAN series products quickly occupied the market in Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries, and he and his team accumulated overseas sales of Shaanxi Automobile products and spare parts of more than 1 billion yuan, contributing their wisdom and strength to the steady growth of Shaanxi Automobile's overseas market share. What makes him happiest is that now walking on the highways of these countries, he will see the figure of Shaanxi Automobile Heavy Truck from time to time. Many customers told Harid, "Made in China is trustworthy"!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > took root, and Xi'an became Hallid's home</h1>
During his 27 years in China, Khalid briefly returned to Yemen, but he has integrated into China, and he has developed the feeling of "returning to China as a business trip, thinking of Xi'an as a homecoming". In 2008, Harid, who returned to Xi'an from Yemen, decided to buy a house in Xi'an and settle down, "Chinese often talk about starting a family, having a family to have a career", now Khalid is already a father of two children, smooth work, family harmony, transnational marriage makes many people envious. In 2018, Harid obtained a permanent residence ID card for foreigners, becoming the first member of Shaanxi to issue a foreigner's permanent residence ID card to foreign high-level experts, becoming an authentic "old Shaanxi" and fulfilling his "Chang'an dream". The only regret for him is that yemen is currently in turmoil and cannot take his wife and children back to the place where he once grew up.
Harid's family of four
Since coming to China in 1994, Harid has not only witnessed the changes in Chinese society, but also felt the changes and benefits brought to the world by the "Belt and Road" from his work, and in the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Chang'an University this year, Khalid said that he would continue to do a good job in foreign trade work and contribute to the development of cities along the Silk Road.
Further reading:
As one of the earliest universities to undertake foreign aid education, Chang'an University began to recruit the first batch of international students in 1956, at present, the school has established cooperative relations with more than 160 colleges and universities and scientific research institutions in more than 30 countries and regions, and has trained more than 7,000 international students from 115 countries, especially for the countries along the "Belt and Road" to cultivate a large number of urgently needed talents for infrastructure construction.
For more exciting information, welcome to pay attention to the headline number of "Chang'an University Admissions and Employment Office"!
The source of this article is the official website of Chang'an University, the Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao, and the International Online of the Central Radio and Television Corporation