China is anchoring a vital cooperation network for the Global South through the BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution Innovation Center (BPIC), driving technological and economic synergy while embodying the BRICS core spirit of open and inclusive growth.
This year's fair drew more than 1,200 government agencies and business delegations from 129 countries and regions and 30 international organizations. Forty-eight of the world's top 50 economies by GDP were represented.
China reaffirmed its opening-up commitment at the 26th CIFIT, which attracted a record-high participation from 129 countries and regions.
Xiamen Airlines has launched a new direct passenger route between Xiamen and London Heathrow Airport, with the inaugural flight taking off on Sept 6.
The 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), set to run from Sept 8 to 11 in Xiamen, will feature a Global Cooperation Area spanning 12,000 square meters.
A cruise tour in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, saw its international tourist visits grow by 150 percent year-on-year from January to June.
Xiamen Airlines will launch two new international routes this September — a direct service from Xiamen to London and a route connecting Xiamen with Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia.

