Located on China’s southeast coast, Xiamen is recognized as a scenic international port city. The city is known for its picturesquenatural scenery and temperate climate, and reputed as a “garden on the sea“. The city has won plenty of laurels including “United Nations Habitat Award“, “National City of Excellence in Civil Ethics“(5 consecutive terms), LivCom Award and “China’s 10 Most Livable Cities”.Xiamen was one of the first 4 SpecialEconomic Zones (SEZs) to be set up in China. It enjoys sub-provincial administrative autonomy and local legislative power. Xiamen has been approved by the State Councilto implement a comprehensive reform on deepening cross-strait exchange and cooperation and set up Fujian Pilot Free Trade Zone (Xiamen Area).Xiamen is a pivotal city in the core area of the 21stCentury Maritime Silk Road, connecting “One belt”with “One road”. It is an important“window city”for international friendly exchanges. It ranks among the top in China in terms of tourism popularity and tourist satisfaction rate. And it is a city endowed withrich cultural diversity and heritage, integrating the ancient and modern, easternand western cultures.Xiamen also plays a leading role in expanding exchangesand cooperation with Taiwan in various fields such as culture, sports, sciencetechnology and education. As a livable and business-friendly city, Xiamensuccessfully hosted the BRICS Xiamen Summit 2017 and was commended byPresident Xi Jinping as “a beautiful garden city with perfect harmony betweenman and nature”.