China's Customs made multiple announcements last month that involve new sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, import bans, and the lifting of existing import bans on plant and animal products from Italy, Spain, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and other nations.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently announced that China will lift a two-decade long ban on Spanish beef, while calling for China and Spain to work together to provide a "fair, just and non-discriminatory" business environment.

In January, China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) published sanitary requirements for food products from Brunei, Belgium, and Russia.

Last December, China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) published sanitary requirements for various food imports from Uruguay, Finland, Vietnam, and Kazakhstan.

In November, China's Customs agency issued sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures for various goods from Colombia and Chile after state visits by their presidents, as well as aquatic, dairy, and animal products from a few other nations.

At a meeting of the WTO's Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures on Wednesday, China raised a long-standing issue regarding Indian restrictions on imports of Chinese apples, pears and marigold seeds.

At a meeting of the WTO's Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures today, WTO Members addressed import restrictions imposed by China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Russia on Japanese food products following the discharge of Japan's Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS) treated water following the nuclear