President Abdula Yameen is to travel to China on June 11 to visit the China-South Asia exposition and the Kunming import and export fair, local media report.
The president is to give a keynote speech at the joint-opening of the two fairs.
Leaders of the eight SAARC countries and Saudi Arabia will attend the fairs, Haveeru has said.
The opposition has planned a mass protest for June 12 over the jailing of ex-president Mohamed Nasheed and ex-defence minister Mohamed Nazim.
The Maldives will hold a second investment forum in China’s capital Beijing in September.
“Beijing will be a perfect place for Maldivian businesses to promote their businesses and networking,” minister Mohamed Saeed said in a tweet in late May.