Rise of start-up era

What made my day was the mind-blowing tour to Xi’an INNO start-up wonderland offering infinite entrepreneurial and technological incentives to innovative businesses. It promises best facilities raging from tuning idea, labs, immersive research, capacity building, industrial link-ups, resources, financial discipline and market access.

Putting emphasis on belt and road initiative (BRI) with special attention to China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), pilot project of BRI, Xi’an INNO start-up zone also welcomes Pakistani entrepreneurs like other foreigners to join it to groom their ideas to build high-tech businesses in tune with the iconic policy to make China true global leader in modern and creative technology, vice director Yang Rong briefed. Frankly speaking it won my heart in a flash because it is breathing new life into visionary stuff of society which boasts expertise to set new precedent of excellence.

This start-up area has taken center stage very quickly after Xi’an has restored to its glory emerging from inland to highland on national stage. Being considered once cradle of ancient Chinese civilizations and starting point of Silk Road, it has opened new era of high-tech development. Realizing its significance, brainy youth have been racing toward INNO start-up wonderland. Most of ground-breaking ideas have transformed into well-established commercial businesses.

During trip to BYD motor factory, overseas experts were taken aback seeing vast range of production line of cars and knowing the fact that all vehicles manufactured in the factory are completely made-in-China using Chinese own technology, tools and expertise. BYD Company is a success story. It has been receiving orders from more than 50 countries.

Being a foreign expert, observation has led me to think that China’s new era to take lead in high-tech development will bring economic and social prosperity to all countries connected to new Silk Road.

(Author, senior journalist of Pakistan, is working as special contributor to CRIOnline and China Today. He is ICFJ fellow. He can be reached at yaseerkhan@hotmail.com)