Amid the challenges to global peace and development, officials from BRICS countries called on Tuesday for boosting solidarity and cooperation among friendship cities and local governments to seek common growth.
The combined number of fair participants and exhibition visitors exceeded that of last year under the strict epidemic prevention and control measures.
A delegation from the Serbian embassy to China, led by Ambassador Maja Stefanovic, recently visited Xiamen city – located in East China's Fujian province – to attend the 22nd CIFIT on Sept 8-11.
Statistics indicate that Xiamen's import and export volume increased 5.5 percent year-on-year to 607.11 billion yuan ($87.16 billion) from January to August, hitting a record high.
More than 480 projects with a total investment of 342 billion yuan ($49.3 billion) reached cooperation agreements during the 22nd China International Fair for Investment and Trade, which concluded in Xiamen, Fujian province, on Sunday.
Participants in the fourth China-Arab Trade and Investment Summit on Wednesday hailed cooperation between China and Arab nations, saying that it has displayed great vitality and resilience amid the uncertainty and instability in today's world.
The 22nd China International Fair for Investment and Trade, or CIFIT, kicks off on Thursday in Xiamen, Fujian province, with a focus on the digital economy and green investment.
