(Yicai Global) Aug. 7 -- More than 1,500 companies from 40 countries and regions will attend the China International Fair for Investment and Trade in Xiamen next month, according to the city's vice mayor.

The companies will exhibit over 130,000 square meters at the event, which runs from Sept. 8 to Sept. 11, Han Jingyi said at a press briefing today.

The annual CIFIT began in 1997 with backing from the Ministry of Commerce to bring foreign direct investment to China and help Chinese firms invest overseas. It takes place in Xiamen every year.

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