The BRICS Forum on Partnership on New Industrial Revolution 2026 and its side events will take place in Xiamen from May 26 to 29.
Starting from Beijing, this year's CIFIT roadshow will travel through Guangdong, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Macao, before drawing to a close in Xiamen this September.
A flight carrying 161 passengers departed from Xiamen for Bangkok on May 12, bringing the total number of passenger trips between Xiamen airport and Belt and Road partner countries this year to 1,000,100, marking a 17-day earlier start than in 2025.
A Boeing 737 cargo aircraft, fully loaded with cross-border e-commerce goods, took off from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport on May 7, bound for the Philippines, a Belt and Road partner country.
The measures upgrade an earlier policy released in 2025 and are designed to make the process "more convenient, faster and easier" for foreign shoppers, according to an official notice.
The Brazilian government announced on Thursday that it will grant visa-free entry to Chinese citizens holding ordinary passports starting on May 11.
International students from Belt and Road partner countries visited Xiamen as part of the "Fujian Tour" program, where they participated in a tree-planting activity at Xiatanwei Mangrove Park.
