Preparations for the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), scheduled for September 8 to 11 in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, are proceeding smoothly, with all construction work due to complete by Sunday.
With a focus on promoting two-way investment, the fair will feature symposiums with multinational companies, launch events on cross-border investment trends, international cooperation matchmaking events on industrial and supply chains, and other activities.
It will bring together exhibitors from over 90 countries and international organizations, along with more than 1,800 companies.
Initiated in 1997, the CIFIT, sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce, has become an important platform for boosting investment and facilitating global development.
Xiamen to host 26th International Fair for Investment, Trade
International media on Saturday and Sunday visited the core disaster area of mudslide-hit Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
The reporters from the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, India, Pakistan, Singapore, Brazil among other countries and regions visited the area and learned about the disaster situation, ongoing rescue operations, and progress in recovery and reconstruction.
"China has this particular the capacity to address this kind of crisis. You have thousands of workers trained for this and you have machines made for this kind of efforts. And of course, our heart goes to them for the kind of work they are putting," said KJM Varma Mokanda, a reporter from Press Trust of India.
The mudslide, triggered by a high-altitude glacier collapse in Nepal on Aug 26, had left 43 people dead and 519 others missing at the border port as of 18:00 Saturday, the emergency response and rescue headquarters told a press conference on Sunday.
As of 18:00 Saturday, more than 2,500 people and over 500 vehicles had been deployed for the rescue, and more than 1,000 flights of drones had air-dropped 5.43 tons of supplies, officials said at the press conference.
International media visit mudslide-hit Gyirong Port
