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

Last month, China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) published sanitary requirements for various food imports from countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Central America, as China tries to boost agricultural imports.