Economist Justin Yifu Lin will feature as a speaker at the 19th China International Fair for Investment & Trade in Xiamen this September.
During the first six months of 2016, contracted outbound investment from Xiamen totaled $3.36 billion, rising 201 percent from the same period last year.
By the end of the first half of the year, the efforts of Xiamen city to foster new modes of trade had paid off.
Since China took over G20 presidency on Dec 1, 2015, several Chinese cities including Xiamen in Fujian province have hosted various meetings before the Hangzhou Summit to be held in September.
China Southern Airlines said on Wednesday its subsidiary, Xiamen Airlines, had signed an agreement to buy six airplanes from Boeing Co worth $1.4 billion at list prices.
A 21-member delegation led by Wellington mayor Celia Wade-Brown visited Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian province from July 21 to 23 to strengthen both cities’ sister ties.
The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) will set up an exhibition pavilion at this year's CIFIT for the third time.
