1- Receives State guests, Party guests and other important guests from Asian countries and regions in Xiamen;
2- Establishes and develops sister-city and friendship-city relations with cities in Asian countries and regions;
3- Guides and coordinates the foreign affair works, such as exchanges and cooperation of all government departments in Xiamen with Asian countries and regions;
4- Coordinates the etiquette and translation of government official-related foreign affair activities concerning Asian countries and regions;
5- Contacts Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and undertakes routine work of Xiamen People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.
China has decided to extend its visa waiver policy to ordinary passport holders from Canada and the United Kingdom starting from Feb 17.
Forty-one new port-of-entry duty-free shops have been established nationwide, with Xiamen Xiang'an International Airport, Xiamen Wutong Passenger Wharf, and Xiamen International Cruise Center included on the list.
