Trade between Xiamen city in East China's Fujian province and countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative is enjoying robust growth, after having expanded tremendously over the past decade.

Located in the Sea World of the Dongdu Wharf, the Xiamen Free Trade Zone international service trade industrial park has been home to a booming service trade industry since its opening in February 2022.

Due to the gradual recovery of the tourism industry, the Dadeng Taiwan small commodity trading market in the Xiamen Free Trade Zone has seen an increase in trading activity.

The 19th cross-Strait book fair will be held in Xiamen from Sept 21 to 23.

New measures to support and encourage Taiwan compatriots to participate in crew training and apply for crew certificates were recently introduced.

China will make Fujian province, which faces the island of Taiwan across the sea, a demonstration zone for the integrated development across the Taiwan Strait, according to a circular released on Sept 12.

The route, known as the "Xiamen-Sao Paulo (Brazil)-Chile-Xiamen", is the first BRICS air cargo route in Xiamen.