France sends Belt and Road Initiative study group to Xiamen

Han Jingyi, deputy mayor of Xiamen, extends a warm welcome to a French delegation on Nov 10. [Photo/xmfo.gov.cn]

At the invitation of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs, a French delegation made up of important figures in the country's political, military and media circles, and experts from mainstream think tanks paid a visit to the coastal city of Xiamen from Nov 9-11.

The purpose of the visit was to learn about Xiamen's experience in the implementation of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the achievements of Sino-France and China-Europe cooperation under the framework of BRI.

Han Jingyi, deputy mayor of Xiamen, extended a warm welcome to the delegation on Nov 10. Han briefed the guests on the progress his city has made in promoting the development of China-Europe freight train services, globalization of local enterprises, development of cruise tourism and people-to-people exchanges.