Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recorded over 67.4 billion yuan (about 10 billion U.S. dollars) in foreign trade in the first five months of this year, up 30.9 percent year on year.
Wang is in Fiji for a visit and to chair the second China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers' Meeting scheduled for Monday, which is part of the agenda for his current tour of Pacific island countries.
China's economic and trade ties with countries along the Belt and Road have strengthened significantly over the past decade, an official said Friday.
Central China's Hunan Province saw its trade with countries along the Belt and Road increase by 19.8 percent from January to October, Changsha customs said Tuesday.
China welcomes various countries to participate in the Belt and Road Initiative, and remains open to international cooperation conducive to enhancing connectivity and realizing common development, a Party official said on Friday.