The 26th China International Fair for Investment & Trade Opens in Xiamen, China

On September 8, the 26th China International Fair for Investment & Trade (CIFIT) opened in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China. With the permanent theme of "Expanding Two-Way Investment, Promoting Global Development," the fair revolves around three major sections: "Invest in China," "China's Outbound Investment," and "International Investment." It features a 200,000-square-meter exhibition area, 14 specialized exhibition zones, 46 themed events, and 52 project roadshows. More than 1,200 government official agencies and business delegations from 129 countries and regions and 30 international organizations have registered to attend.

This year's CIFIT innovatively established Finland and Saudi Arabia as "Dual Guest Countries of Honor" for the first time. The Finland National Pavilion covers approximately 300 square meters, integrating Nordic polar natural scenery with technological elements such as low-carbon technology and smart manufacturing; the Saudi Arabia National Pavilion covers a total of 475 square meters, with green as its main tone, focusing on promoting investment opportunities in energy and chemicals, advanced manufacturing, and other fields. It is reported that China is Finland's largest trading partner in Asia and fourth largest globally. Last year, bilateral trade exceeded USD 8 billion, and two-way investment stock exceeded USD 23 billion. China is Saudi Arabia's largest trading partner, and Saudi Arabia is China's largest trading partner in the Arab region, with bilateral trade exceeding USD 100 billion for four consecutive years. Results in two-way investment have also been quite remarkable.

The "Dual Guest Provinces of Honor" are Qinghai Province and Guangdong Province. Qinghai Province has set up a 720-square-meter pavilion, highlighting investment cooperation opportunities in green resources, digital computing power, salt lake new materials, and other fields, and will hold economic and trade exchange activities such as the Investment in Qinghai Key Industries Promotion Conference. Guangdong and Fujian are connected by mountains and rivers and share close cultural ties, and both are pioneering provinces in reform and opening up. This time, Guangdong has organized 21 prefecture-level cities and key enterprises to participate, setting up a 720-square-meter themed pavilion to showcase representative technologies and products in cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence and the marine economy.

This year's CIFIT has upgraded its investment and financing services by setting up the "Foresee the Future" Capital-Project Matchmaking Pavilion in Hall 1, focusing on 9 core industry tracks and X public welfare tracks, creating a full-chain investment promotion ecosystem that integrates project display, roadshow matchmaking, capital linkage, and industrial empowerment. Inside the pavilion, a visual "Project Supermarket" and a "Table Host System" capital-project matchmaking zone have been launched, connecting online and offline investment and financing links in both directions, screening high-quality projects in batches for investment institutions, and building a national-level platform for scientific and technological innovation projects across the country to directly face top-tier capital.

Walking into the New Quality Productive Forces Zone in Hall 2, a sense of technology rushes toward you. The AI section features a rich "robot lineup"-- humanoid robots, AI companion robots, robot bands, as well as four-axis and six-axis collaborative robots, unmanned forklifts, and other industrial equipment are showcased together. Special embodied intelligent devices such as substation inspection wheel-legged robot dogs and high-altitude power line inspection robots demonstrate the practical application.