Young people from Taiwan attending the 21st Straits Youth Forum expressed confidence in pursuing their dreams on the Chinese mainland.
Flame trees, known for their flamboyant orange-red blossoms, are currently in peak form in Xiamen, Fujian province, seeming to ignite the heat of summer.
Ever since the signing of the sister city agreement between Wellington and Xiamen in 1987, people-to-people connections have been central to the success of bilateral relations.
On May 30, US opera singer Carla Canales visited Xiamen, Fujian province, where she met Chinese conductor Zheng Xiaoying, one of the first female conductors in China.
Xiamen welcomed the inauguration of China's "Thousand Sails for Cultural Trade" initiative on May 23.
Ties among economies involved in the Belt and Road Initiative will be strengthened by closer energy cooperation — especially clean energy — following noteworthy results that have benefited all regions over the years, officials and experts said on Wednesday.
Xiamen immigration authorities fully restored fast-lane entry and exit services on May 15 to facilitate cross-border travel.