Officials in Anhui province said on Friday that the amount of its overseas investment grew nearly threefold by the end of June, to $610 million.

According to figures from the Anhui Provincial Bureau of Commerce, its investment in six countries along the Belt and Road trade routes alone reached $280 million.

Zhan Xialai, the province's executive vice-governor, said it will continue to encourage its own State-owned enterprises to invest in countries along the Belt and Road, and is also aiming to help 1,000 non-State companies "go global" in future.