Wives of the leaders of nations who are in town for the 9th BRICS Summit in Xiamen and related meetings, accompanied Peng Liyuan, wife of President Xi Jinping, on Tuesday at an event to educate college students about AIDS.
Editor's note: President Xi Jinping held two bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries on Tuesday in Xiamen. The following stories include highlights of the talks.
President Xi Jinping told Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday that China will, as always, firmly support the African country's efforts to maintain stability and accelerate development.
China will coordinate as South Africa takes over the BRICS presidency next year, President Xi Jinping told South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday.
BRICS economies will count on enhanced connectivity to stimulate trade, investment and people-to-people exchange activities, as well as other new growth points to improve regional economic integration, business executives said on Monday.
Marine or "blue" economy will become a new growth engine for BRICS countries to narrow the gap with developed economies, especially in areas that demand cutting-edge technology, modern infrastructure and advanced machinery, business leaders said on Monday.
"Thirty-two years ago, I came to Xiamen for work, and I was here to serve as a deputy mayor. That day was my 32nd birthday," President Xi Jinping said at a welcoming banquet at which he greeted foreign dignitaries in the coastal city on Monday evening.
Hometown volunteers at the BRICS Xiamen Summit said they feel honored to participate and hope that their international guests will fall in love with the coastal city through their services.
Minnan Grand Theater in Xiamen welcomed a group of special guests on Monday night.
East China's Fujian province and its second-largest city Xiamen, which is currently hosting the ninth BRICS Summit, have witnessed increasing trade and personnel exchanges with other BRICS countries in recent years.
Chinese new energy giant China General Nuclear Power Corporation, also known as CGN, launched its biggest offshore wind power project in Pingtan, Fujian province, this year, expecting to generate about 969 million kilowatt hours a year after it is completed in 2019.
A recently completed Fujian-invested building material commercial center in Kenya expects to help meet growing demands from the local housing market.
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