BRI helps Xiamen soar
Xiamen in Fujian province, located at the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, has been actively participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
- Xiamen in Fujian province, located at the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, has been actively participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
- Trade between Xiamen and BRI countries has increased from $24.8 billion to $50.9 billion in the past decade, with an average annual growth rate of 8.3 percent.
- Total foreign trade between Xiamen and BRI countries reached 330.79 billion yuan ($45.22 billion) in 2022, a 12 percent increase compared to the previous year.
- In 2018, Xiamen launched the Silk Road Maritime project, a new logistics facilitation platform aiming to boost transportation between China and countries along the Maritime Silk Road.