It will also assemble representatives of investment promotion facilities from nationwide. It will bring together city mayors and leaders of multinational corporations to focus on innovation and improving business environment.

The fair will take stock of outbound direct investment by publishing a report on Chinese enterprises' country-wise overseas presence. Seminars and similar events will brainstorm high-quality development of Chinese enterprises.

For the first time, the CIFIT will host a conference of representatives from Chinese and foreign investment promotion agencies.

It will also hold an innovation and development conference on emerging industries, and an event for China-US provincial/state-level green and low-carbon cooperation.

Guo Ningning, vice-governor of Fujian province, said this year's offline-and-online CIFIT is expected to attract more than 800 enterprise teams, more than 5,000 enterprises and more than 100,000 enterprise representatives from more than 120 countries and regions.

The online platform of the CIFIT has been refreshed and optimized for this year, to provide one-stop services for participants, based on a wide range of internet and digital tools that include mobile apps, applets or mini programs, websites and WeChat accounts, she said.