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Openness, Optimism, Opportunities

Harley Seyedin, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in South China (AmCham South China), has been leading delegations of U.S. enterprises to Xiamen every September for the last 19 years—to attend the China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) hosted by the coastal city in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian.

To him, CIFIT brims with promise as it brings together prominent businesses and serves as a unique platform to spawn opportunities for foreign investors and for Chinese companies looking to go global. “Foreign companies benefit from operating in China, and contribute to China at the same time,” Seyedin said.

Guo Tingting, Assistant Minister of Commerce of China, said at the opening ceremony

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