International Online Report (Reporter Yao Yanxia): They came to China because of their yearning; Because of their dreams, they chose to stay. When foreigners "meet China", what kind of sparks will they collide with?
Mach
Wahid Ahmadzai, 27, is from Afghanistan. He studies, works and lives in China, and he is more accustomed to being called by his Chinese name Mach. From taking part in an entrepreneurial competition in college to starting his own company in China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereinafter referred to as "Beijing Pilot Free Trade Zone"), he valued the innovative development opportunities of China market. He also firmly believes that the development of China will surely drive the development of the world.
On the day of being interviewed by reporters, handsome and sunny Mach looked out the window at the endless traffic and crowds in Beijing, and his thoughts could not help but return to many years ago. "I came to China at the age of 18, and China is my second hometown. I am here to study, live, make friends and see the world. I began to understand the world in China."
In 2014, Mach came to Beijing from Afghanistan to study abroad and studied international trade at the University of International Business and Economics. At school, Mach teamed up with two China students to participate in the China College Students’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program and the China International "internet plus" College Students’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, and won the silver medal in the competition. That experience opened the door for Mach to start a business in China.
Mach (second from left)
In September 2020, the Beijing Pilot Free Trade Zone was formally established. With the increasingly open China, Mach saw the opportunity and came up with new entrepreneurial ideas: he wanted to build a platform, break down the information barrier, let international talents and foreign enterprises better understand China’s policies and business environment, and help them achieve entrepreneurship and employment development.
A month later, the construction of the CBD international talent port in Beijing Free Trade Zone was launched, and efforts were made to build a comprehensive talent development service platform integrating talent gathering, comprehensive services, development and cultivation, and exchanges and interactions. The positioning of this platform and Mach’s entrepreneurial idea "hit it off" quickly received a positive response from the relevant person in charge of Beijing Chaoyang District High-level Talent Service Center. The company that Mach wanted to start also quickly entered the registration procedure and became one of the first foreign-funded enterprises registered in the Beijing Pilot Free Trade Zone. From the idea to the company’s establishment, Mach couldn’t believe it. "When I came, I was an international student and I didn’t know anyone. I can develop step by step here, start a business step by step, etc., and get encouragement and support from the government, society and the market, which reminds me of one point: as long as you have an idea in China, you can achieve it. "
Mach at the launching ceremony of Chaoyang International Talent Entrepreneurship Conference
After the establishment of Mach’s company, the staff of Beijing Chaoyang District High-level Talent Service Center also guided him to carry out various tasks and helped him to connect with resources such as venues, media and public institutions.
In the eyes of his friends, Mach has become an "entrepreneurial expert". He will explain the policies of Beijing Free Trade Zone to his friends with great interest, and tell them what are the advantageous industries in various districts of Beijing and what preferential measures are available for foreign investment … … In a foreign country, from an ignorant international student to an "entrepreneur" today, Maher said, thanks to the opportunities brought to the world by the increasingly open and high-quality development of China, "foreigners have always been concerned about the opportunities in China. As an entrepreneur, we very much hope to have a position, a mission and a direction. I think China is a country with mission, direction and orientation. Therefore, in such a country, the space for development is very good. "
After work, Mach was also invited to participate in the "Global Youth Leaders Dialogue Project" of the globalization think tank. Last year, he and other foreign youths visited Jinan and Zibo in Shandong Province, China. During that trip, together with young people from many countries, he learned local development experience and started exchanges and dialogues with local governments and outstanding talents, which benefited Mach a lot. This year, he also participated in China International Fair for Trade in Services (hereinafter referred to as "Service Trade Fair") with the "Global Youth Leaders Dialogue Project". Maher said: "The Service Trade Fair has promoted the cooperation and exchange between China enterprises and overseas enterprises in the service trade sector, which provides enterprises with a higher platform and a display base. At the same time, it allows everyone to better explore how to further optimize service trade and let more corporate talents and markets pay attention to the track of service trade. "
Mach said that whether it is to build a platform for young people from different countries to exchange ideas, learn from each other and learn from each other, or to build a platform for mutual cooperation and common development for enterprises from different countries, it has greatly reflected China’s efforts and achievements in promoting the building of a community of human destiny, "Global Development Initiative, ‘ Belt and Road ’ Rural revitalization … … China has indeed made a lot of achievements in these areas, and China has accumulated a lot of practice and experience, which can also be learned from overseas. Therefore, the development opportunities of China have become the development opportunities of the world. "
Nowadays, Mach’s overseas business is growing. They help China enterprises connect with overseas human resources companies, and build service trade channels for China enterprises and foreign enterprises. As an entrepreneur, Maher wants to stay in China all the time, because he is full of confidence in the future development of China. "As an entrepreneur, I look at this matter from an entrepreneurial logic: When do we say that a company is particularly good? When it has a very good prospect. I think the prospect of China is very recognized and optimistic. We have always insisted that not only China will become better, but China will also drive the development of other countries. The community of human destiny is a very respectable value, so if you want to look at the future of China, you should look at its values. "