During a trip to Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei Province, with a delegation of Pakistani media professionals and think tank representatives, I spoke with a Pakistani journalist on the bus. I told him that I hoped to find a “small yet beautiful” story of China-Pakistan cooperation during the trip — one that could illustrate how the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership has taken root in real life. After the delegation concluded its visit to the Wuhan Hi-Tech Bio-Agricultural Park, the journalist waved at me and said with a smile, “I think you’ve found the story you were looking for.”

Before entering the office building of Wuhan Qingfa Hesheng Agricultural Development Co., Ltd, few members of the delegation knew that this ordinary-looking building contained so many stories of China-Pakistan agricultural cooperation. From introducing hybrid rice and canola to Pakistan and establishing R&D farms for local variety breeding and technology transfer, to running training programs for Pakistani agricultural professionals, these cooperation projects may not be grand or eye-catching, but they are closely tied to farmers’ incomes, food security and people’s livelihoods. They are vivid examples of the “small yet beautiful” projects under the Belt and Road Initiative, especially the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

Hybrid rice, rapeseed, watermelon, squash, chili peppers, cauliflower… As he looked at the........

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