The annual China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), held in Xiamen, Fujian Province in southeast China, from September 8 to 11, had an online version too for the first time, this being a special period of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic prevention and control measures. Matching its new form, it focused on new themes as well, such as new infrastructure, the digital economy and technological innovation, exhibiting products with new technologies.