The New Era: China in My Eyes | President of the Understanding China Forum in Pakistan: It is remarkable that China has improved the lives of 1.4 billion people

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has laid out the blueprint for national rejuvenation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernization. The series “A Glimpse of China: What Does the Chinese Modernization Mean to the World” features the global resonance to Chinese modernization and presents interviews with experts and scholars from across the world, providing an external perspective on the scientific connotation and specific characteristics of the Chinese modernization. The interviews also discuss the referential potential of Chinese high-quality development for other developing countries.

China and Pakistan are All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partners and ironclad friends while the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a flagship project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In this episode, we have Zafar Uddin Mahmood, former Special Envoy for CPEC and President of the Understanding China Forum, sharing his observation of Chinese modernization. From his study in China during the 1970s to the founding of Understanding China Forum, Mr. Zafar has been a messenger of cultural exchange between China and Pakistan and a witness to China’s social development. Along his journey of understanding China, what impressed him the most, and how does he understand Chinese modernization? Are there any common features shared by China and Pakistan on their path to modernization, both of which are populous and major agricultural producing countries? Let's hear what he has to say.