The Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Xiamen Municipal Government held a mobilization meeting on July 25 ahead of September's BRICS summit in Xiamen, Fujian province.
Xiamen has placed fifth on a GDP density ranking created by China Business Network to assess and compare the economies across Chinese cities.
The Research Center for the Belt and Road Financial and Economic Development, which aims to offer intellectual support for the Belt and Road Initiative projects, was established on June 16.
Xiamen in Southeast China's Fujian province has hit headlines in media across Asia after reporters from Australia and the Philippines paid a visit to the coastal city between July 14 and 18.
More than 200 swimmers crossed the one-kilometer LuJiang Bay in Xiamen on Saturday to celebrate Gulangyu Island entering UNESCO world heritage list.
Xiamen officials and business representatives were invited to attend the 2017 BRICS Friendship Cities and Local Governments Cooperation Forum held in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, from July 11 to 13.
Members of the Russian Karelia State Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra perform at the 2017 Kulangsu (Gulangyu) Music Festival opening ceremony in Gulangyu Island of Xiamen, Fujian province on July 13.
