In November, China's General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) published the following sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) documents regarding food imports.

The General Administration of Customs of China recently issued new SPS (Sanitary and Phytosanitary) announcements impacting foreign imports, particularly those from African countries. These measures reflect China's ongoing effort to strengthen trade ties with Africa.

In September, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) issued regulations regarding nuts, fruits, and vegetables from over a dozen African countries, as a follow up on deals reached at recent bilateral meetings.

Last week, China and Japan reached a deal to resolve their dispute over the discharge of Fukishima nuclear water, paving the road for China to eventually lift import bans on Japanese seafood.

In August, China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) published the following regulatory documents as a domestic step to allow more food imports from the Solomon Islands, Vietnam, Honduras, and Tanzania, following high-level meetings and agreements.

At the April 30/May 1 2024 meeting of the WTO's Council for Trade in Goods, for which the minutes were recently circulated, a number of issues related to trade with China were raised.

During the visit of Vietnam's new leader To Lam to Beijing this week, China and Vietnam signed 14 documents bolstering collaboration on railways, trade, and industrial development.