Economic Daily-China Economic Net Beijing, April 29th, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who came to China to attend the second Belt and Road International Cooperation Summit Forum and made a state visit to China, visited Foton Motor's Beijing headquarters on April 28th, and had a comprehensive understanding of Foton Motor's business in the field of commercial vehicle intelligence and its business development in Pakistan, and promoted the implementation of China-Pakistan "Belt and Road" cooperation project.

Image description: Foton Motor General Manager Gong Yueqiong accompanied Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit the Foton Digital Exhibition Hall. (Pictures from Foton Motor website)

Premier Imran Khan and his party visited the entire series of Foton Motor Commercial Vehicles accompanied by the leaders of Foton Motor Group, and listened to the development history of Foton Motor and its development in the field of commercial vehicles. At the scene, Prime Minister Imran Khan rode the Oman Super Heavy Truck and Ouhui Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle respectively, and highly praised the comfort of the vehicle and the intelligent technology of the vehicle.

Foton Motor General Manager Gong Yueqiong presented car models to Prime Minister Imran Khan. (Pictures from Foton Motor website)

Imran Khan said that as the core fulcrum of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Gwadar Port has huge capacity demand in port transportation and export logistics. Foton Motor has integrated trunk logistics solutions and port vehicle solutions, which will effectively help the port improve the efficiency and benefits of transportation. In addition, in response to Pakistan's 5,000 units of guaranteed housing construction needs, he expressed his hope that Foton Motor will provide high-end engineering construction vehicles to help the project be implemented.

Imran Khan pointed out that the "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor" has created a large number of investment opportunities. In trunk logistics and transportation, Foton Motor can provide assistance to the logistics and transportation of the "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor". Especially by establishing joint venture projects, introducing intelligent high-level commercial vehicles, and utilizing Foton Motor's advanced technologies and products, it can promote the comprehensive acceleration of logistics and transportation of the "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor". For Gwadar Port, Foton Motor’s port tractors can provide efficient solutions for port logistics.

Pakistan is one of the first countries to support and participate in the construction of the "Belt and Road" and is also an important market for Foton Motor in the Central and South Asia region. According to a reporter from Economic Daily-China Economic Net, Foton Motor established its first factory in Pakistan as early as 2002. Up to now, 36 sales networks and 55 service networks have been built in Pakistan, with a total sales volume of 14,882 units. In 2016, Foton Motor delivered 425 pickup trucks to the Pakistan Police Station, becoming the largest foreign aid project undertaken by Foton Motor since the founding of the People's Republic of China. In addition, Foton Motor has also participated in the construction of Pakistan's Karakoram Highway (KKH) and Gwadar Port.