SHIJIAZHUANG/GUANGZHOU, July 19 -- Tian Guifen, 56, has no idea where Arabia is, but knows the robes she weaves will be delivered and worn there.
Tian, from Fucheng County in Hebei Province, works for Huaxing, one of the largest Muslim robe production and export companies in north China.
The company exports its products to over 20 countries in West Asia and North Africa, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. In 2017, company sales hit nearly 160 million yuan (24 million U.S. dollars).
"I'm proud that products made in China go global, and we are making products for the whole world," Tian said.
New business opportunities created by China's Belt and Road Initiative have brought a pressing need for more workers. Over 2,600 impoverished people like Tian became employed and were lifted out of poverty.
Company manager Wang Shengli said they planned to explore the Southeast Asian market, and further invest 10 million yuan on building 80 more factories in the next two years, covering all local poor villages.
China is a major producer of Arabic clothing. In some countries, such as Saudi Arabia, more than 90 percent of garments are from China.
At the eighth ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum held earlier this month, China announced a "future-oriented strategic partnership of comprehensive cooperation and common development" with the Arab world by setting up free trade zones and signing trade agreements.
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