January 12, the Pakistan Regional Economic Forum (PREF) delegation visited IBITDD. Former State Minister and former Chairman of the Board of Investment of Pakistan Haroon Sharif held a high-level discussion with IBI Senior Vice President and TDD CEO Liu Zhai and others. The two sides exchanged ideas on strategic topics such as deepening cooperation under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, industrial digitization, and the integrated development of cross-border trade. They jointly explored how to use digital technology to empower bilateral economic and trade exchanges and promote high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative.The visiting delegation toured the Digital Economy Exhibition Hall to learn about IBI's current Duoduo platform operation model, cross-border operation strategies for industrial clusters, as well as the technological applications and practical strategies of the Guolian Cloud.During the exchange, Haroon Sharif highly appreciated IBI's deep cultivation and innovation achievements in the field of industrial internet. He stated: "As an important partner country of the Belt and Road Initiative, Pakistan has achieved fruitful results from practical cooperation in various fields with China in recent years. Pakistan possesses rich natural resources, a young demographic structure, and vast market potential, especially in sectors such as agriculture, minerals, textiles, and infrastructure, which hold immense collaboration possibilities. We highly value and welcome leading Chinese digital economy enterprises, like IBI, to invest and conduct business. We look forward to deepening cooperation in areas like cross-border e-commerce, industrial digital transformation, and supply chain integration, jointly enhancing the efficiency and scale of import and export trade in key industries between China and Pakistan, and creating a new paradigm of win-win collaboration."Liu Zhai stated: "We place great importance on the Pakistani market and have already established a solid foundation for communication and cooperation with relevant institutions and enterprises in Pakistan earlier. Taking this visit as an opportunity, the company plans to set up a regional digital economy headquarters in Pakistan this year, aiming to connect more closely with local industrial needs, integrate resources from both sides, and empower the development of Pakistan's specialized industrial clusters through digital platforms. We look forward to working seamlessly with the Pakistani government, enterprises, and organizations like PREF to explore new digital cooperation models that align with the interests of both nations, injecting new industrial momentum into China-Pakistan relations."Former Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on CPEC Affairs and State Minister Khalid Mansoor; Former Ambassador of Pakistan to China Naghmana Hashmi; Former Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and Permanent Representative to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation N.M. Ben Sadiq; IBI Vice President, BDD Founder and CEO Zhao Yan; TDD Vice President and YiYouDuoDuo General Manager Hu Kun; TDD Vice President and General Manager of Cross-Border Strategic Planning Qadir; and TDD Vice President and TDD Global General Manager Daniel jointly participated in the discussion.