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fuzhou, dec. 20 (xinhua) -- the first overseas chinese talent conference for development kicked off wednesday in the city of fuzhou, east china's fujian province. more than 1,000 guests from 37 countries and regions are participating in the conference, and will conduct exchanges and engage in cooperation concerning overseas chinese talent and economic development in key fields, according to the organizers of the event. the conference, jointly hosted by the all-china federation of returned overseas chinese and the provincial government of fujian, will run until friday. during the event, a series of activities, including academic exchanges and exhibitions on the fruits of innovation, are scheduled to take place. fuzhou is well-known for being the hometown of a large number of chinese who now reside abroad. according to statistics, there are more than 4.3 million overseas chinese from fuzhou currently living in over 170 countries and regions. in recent years, fuzhou has been optimizing the business environment for overseas chinese. since 2022, fuzhou has introduced 17 projects involving overseas chinese, with a total contracted foreign investment totaling 531 million u.s. dollars.
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