China News Service, Xiamen, September 11 (Reporter Long Min Yang Fushan) The 22nd China International Fair for Investment and Trade (referred to as "CIFIT") closed in Xiamen on the 11th.

According to the disclosure of the CIFIT Organizing Committee that evening, according to preliminary statistics, more than 480 projects reached cooperation agreements during the CIFIT, with a total investment of 342 billion yuan (RMB, the same below).

　　As an international investment event aimed at promoting two-way investment, this year's CIFIT, with the theme of "Global Development: Sharing Digital Opportunities, Investing in a Green Future", closely focuses on high-level opening up and international investment cooperation, and serves high-quality joint construction" “Belt and Road”, BRICS cooperation, “Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership” (RCEP) economic and trade exchanges and cooperation, and strive to build a public platform for international investment.

　　On the afternoon of the opening day of the CIFIT, Fujian Province signed 50 projects with a planned total investment of 99.63 billion yuan, covering electronic information, advanced equipment manufacturing, petrochemicals, modern textiles and clothing, biomedicine, new energy, new materials and other fields.

Among them, there are 35 digital economy, marine economy, green economy, and cultural tourism economy projects with a planned investment of 73.57 billion yuan, accounting for 70% and 73.8% of the signed projects respectively; 20 foreign-invested projects with a planned investment of 33.79 billion yuan.

　　The relevant person in charge of the Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency that the signing of these major projects will expand effective investment in Fujian Province, accelerate industrial transformation and upgrading, build a modern economic system, improve infrastructure, and improve people's livelihood and well-being. Play an active role and provide strong support for promoting high-quality development in an all-round way.

　　During the four-day CIFIT, 41 important conferences, forums and seminars including the 2022 International Investment Forum and Gulangyu Forum, as well as more than 50 investment negotiation and project matchmaking meetings were held successively, attracting more than 90 countries and regions, 800 participants. A number of industrial and commercial groups, more than 4,000 enterprises, and about 60,000 merchants participated in the exhibition online and offline, and the number of participants was higher than in previous years.

　　At the same time, authoritative information reports such as "Guidelines for Foreign Investment in China (2022 Edition)", "Report on Foreign Investment in China 2022", "Country Development Report of Chinese-funded Enterprises", and "BRICS Investment Report" were released at the CIFIT and continue to be issued. A good voice for Chinese investment.

　　According to the Organizing Committee, the exhibition scale of this year’s CIFIT is 120,000 square meters. There are 13 exhibition areas in three areas: the Investment Promotion Pavilion, the Industrial Innovation and Development Pavilion and the Project Capital Matching Pavilion. Embassies, consulates, business associations and investment promotion agencies from 64 countries and regions including Austria participated in the exhibition.

　　CIFIT is currently the only international investment promotion activity in China aimed at promoting two-way investment. It has built a bridge between China and other countries in the world to strengthen cooperation and seek common development, and has also become an important window for China to open to the outside world.

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