Nepal is a small South Asian country bordering my country. An investment recommendation meeting held by Nepal in Beijing recently attracted dozens of large and medium-sized clothing wholesale markets and enterprises in my country. What is the unique charm of a country with a population of only 27 million?
It can be seen from the on-site exhibition that dozens of large and small clothing wholesale markets and companies well-known in various regions of our country all participated in the conference. How could a country with a population of only 27 million and a per capita national income of just over RMB 2,600 attract so many Chinese mainland companies at the same time?
Yang Yanxi, President of the Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce in Changshu City, Jiangsu Province: The investment environment is relatively good and the policies are relatively good, so we want to expand the market to Nepal.
Zhou Gaofeng, Vice Chairman of Changshu Jiulong Investment Industrial Co., Ltd.: Because of the low business costs, we have the confidence to invest in Nepal.
The words of the two responsible persons obviously concealed some true thoughts. Based on the size of the companies participating in the meeting, the products of any one of them are sufficient to meet Nepal’s needs. Taking the Changshu area as an example, 1/10 of the annual export volume can fully meet the needs of Nepal as a whole, not to mention so many enterprises across the country. As businessmen, it is impossible for these bosses to ignore this debt. So what are the real thoughts of these companies?
Dai Xiaoming, Chairman of Changshu Kailai Industrial Co., Ltd.: We are mainly interested in the big cake behind Nepal, which is a big cake with a population of 1.5 billion. So I am very confident about investing in Nepal. In fact, it is because of the geographical location of Nepal. Nepal borders India on three sides. Once Chinese textile companies can enter India through Nepal and open up this textile trade route to South Asia, it means that Chinese companies will do business with 1/4 of the world’s population.
Editor: Freight is a very important part of the cost of foreign trade clothing. At present, the railway from my country to Nepal has not been built, and the cost of air and sea transportation is too high. The purpose of Chinese textile companies to gather in Nepal is to save freight, and the goal is South Asia 15 A huge market with a population of 100 million.
