Maritime Silk Road Entrepreneurs summit to open in Xiamen
The Maritime Silk Road Entrepreneurs Summit, to be held on the sidelines of the China International Fair for Investment & Trade, will kick off at the Xiamen International Convention and Exhibition Center, Xiamen, Fujian province, on Sept 8.
Entrepreneurs and the representatives of various banks and consultative agencies from China and the countries along the Maritime Silk Road will attend the event, which will be co-hosted by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the United Nations Maritime and Continental Silk Road Cities' Alliance (UNMSCR), and the Fujian Department of Commerce.
Aiming at boosting the Asia-Pacific economies, the summit will discuss investment challenges and opportunities and launch a mid-term program to facilitate business cooperation among the countries along the Maritime Silk Road.
Why Xiamen
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Xiamen is one of the most economically competitive cities in China and was one of the first Special Economic Zones on the Chinese mainland. As a vice-provincial city independently listed on the State development plan, it has provincial-level authority in economic administration and local legislative power. In 2010, the Xiamen SEZ was expanded to cover the entire municipality. Today, Xiamen is a modern and international port city.