Pakistan is a poor nation, there I said it. Non counterfeit products, your people can't afford. Everyone likes a Gucci, a Tom Ford, but those are upwards of 5000 USD, about 3 years salary for a average Pakistani man.
Let me ask you, what do you want China to do. To play fair? We are, but we are Lebron and you are, well, not. Subsidies is part of it, but infrastructure and experience as well as a host of other qualities that we developed over the years is not something easily duplicated. Blaming it on subsidies is in fact lazy and hardly the truth. This is the same Indian excuse, which is hardly accurate because we are the manufacturing powerhouse of the world, not to India, or Pakistan.
The hard truth of Pakistan is you have limited amount to offer, take advantage of everything. I remember like yesterday, American documentaries in 90s and early 2000s talked of how Americans were takiing advantage of China, kicking us out of our homes and getting preferential treatment.
Fast forward 2016, a totally different narrative has emerged. China challenging the West in science and higher tier goods and services, as well as exploiting Africa.
You can't come into the league as a rookie and expect to get the same calls as Lebron, become Curry, win a title and 2 MVPs and then we'll talk.
China and Pakistan are partners, the fact you would question China's commitment to Pakistan shows perfectly that Pakistan is very much a partner and not a benefactor in this arrangement.
If you are going to take the approach of protectionism, how are you going to compete globally. Pakistan, but especially India, needs to be international to be competitive and create growth.
Are you going to tell America, EU, Africa to tax Chinese goods but let yours through? They would listen to you?
China is the manufacturing leader, because we took the challenge and we won, you want something, take it, but don't build a wall, cover your ears and hear no evil. That's the Soviet's approach. I don't have to tell you where they went.
Do protectionism if you want, but all you will do is create a highly inefficient industry thatch about as competitive internationally as Chinese football is.
