Li Xiaoping, director of the foreign affairs office of Xiamen, Fujian province (XMFAO), met with a delegation from Marubeni Co, a Japanese trading and investment company, on July 15.

Li extended a warm welcome to the delegation and discussed with Shinoda Toshio, chairman and general manager of Marubeni (Shanghai) Co, about deepening cooperation between the two sides.

Lin Zhenya, deputy director of Xiamen's commerce bureau, spoke about the city's trade with Japan, suggesting that the two sides strengthen cooperation in the coffee roasting sector, cross-border e-commerce and third-party markets.