On May 26, Fujian Provincial Government held a press conference, announcing that the 7th World Fujian-Origin Entrepreneurs Conference will be held in Fuzhou on June 18. Parallel events include the 12th Project Presentation and Brainstorming Session for Fujian-Based Private Business. This Conference can be participated via both online and offline channels. The physical venue is in Fuzhou, while virtual ones are organized in countries and regions where Fujian-origin entrepreneurs tend to cluster.

A triennial event, this Conference brings Fujian entrepreneurs together, and provides them with quality services and resources, so that they can seize opportunities presented by China’s new development paradigm with domestic circulation as the mainstay and domestic and international circulations reinforcing each other. Themed on “Join hands to create a better future for Fujian”, this Conference is co-hosted by Fujian Provincial Party Committee and Government, China Overseas Friendship Association, and All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. Highlights include opening ceremony, seminars for entrepreneurial role models, introduction to investment opportunities, launch of major projects, leadership summit, and awards ceremony hosted by the provincial government for 100 people who have made outstanding contributions to non-public sector development.

The major projects will amount to as many as 50, thanks to the combination of three conferences, namely, the 7th World Fujian-Origin Entrepreneurs Conference, the 12th Project Presentation and Brainstorming Session for Fujian-Based Private Business, and the 20th China Straits Innovation and Projects Fair. Nearly 200 projects are short-listed for the launch. They have attracted investment of over RMB350 billion, covering digital economy, ocean economy, green economy, cultural tourism, technology services, etc.

Fujian-origin entrepreneurs have shaped Fujian’s unique and strategic advantage. Statistics show that by the end of this March, Fujian has 1,656,000 private companies, and 5,030,000 self-employed traders. Preliminary data indicate that Fujian entrepreneurs also own more than one million businesses outside the province.