The first batch of exhibits for the 25th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) arrived Thursday in Xiamen City, Fujian Province, marking a key milestone ahead of the event's opening scheduled for September 8.
A total of 937 items were imported from Hungary and Thailand, according to organizers. The fair, hosted by China's Ministry of Commerce, will run through September 11, with the United Kingdom serving as the guest country of honor.
Delegations from over 110 countries, regions, and international organizations have signed for the event, and 51 countries and regions will host exhibitions.
Initiated in 1997, CIFIT has become a major platform for international investment promotion and global development cooperation.
First batch of CIFIT exhibits arrives in Xiamen as opening draws closer
The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday that it is pausing immigrant visa processing from 75 countries.
The measure will apply to "countries whose migrants take welfare from the American people at unacceptable rates. The freeze will remain active until the U.S. can ensure that new immigrants will not extract wealth from the American people," the department said on X.
The pause impacts countries including Somalia, Haiti, Iran and Eritrea, "whose immigrants often become public charges on the United States upon arrival," said the State Department.
Earlier on Wednesday, the department announced in a memo that it would suspend visa processing for 75 countries, including Somalia, Russia, Afghanistan, Brazil, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Nigeria, Thailand and Yemen, according to a Fox News report.
The pause will begin Jan. 21 and will continue indefinitely until the department conducts a reassessment of visa processing, the report said. The move came after the White House announced on Tuesday that it is ending temporary protected status for Somali immigrants amid fraud allegations in Minnesota.
On Monday, the State Department announced on social media that it had revoked over 100,000 visas since U.S. President Donald Trump took office nearly a year ago.
In November 2025, Trump announced his intention to permanently suspend immigration from what he described as "Third World countries", following the death of a National Guard member after being shot near the White House by an Afghan national.
U.S. freezes immigrant visa processing from 75 countries
