Mission to China
Backgrounder
November 4, 2016 (Beijing, China) - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Qingdao
- Launched online promotion of Canadian fresh food products on JD.com, China’s second largest e-commerce platform. An agreement was renewed for global on-line sales, raising the profile of Canadian industry products available in China.
- Participated in a Canadian fish and seafood networking reception to encourage sales of Canadian fish and seafood to China, the world’s largest importer of fishery products.
- Attended the opening of the China Fisheries and Seafood Expo and toured the Canada Pavilion to highlight Canada’s strong presence at the exposition, helping to promote Canadian products and enhance market development opportunities.
Beijing
- Signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the State Administration of Grain (SAG) to strengthen the relationship between SAG and the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). The signing of this MOU was announced by Prime Minister Trudeau during a visit by Premier Li to Canada.
- Met with his counterpart Minister Han Changfu, from China’s Ministry of Agriculture, to discuss cooperation in areas of mutual interest between the two countries.
- Met with Zhi Shuping, Minister of the General Administration of Quality, Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine for the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ) to discuss key agricultural trade issues, including implementation of the canola memorandum of understanding agreed upon in September 2016 and witnessed the signing of a cooperative arrangement between the Canadian Food Inspection agency (CFIA) and AQSIQ.
- Participated in a signing ceremony for Canada’s animal genetics with Chinese partners.
- Met with the Beijing Hualian Group and COFCO Corporation to continue to encourage commercial sales and to confirm the opening of a COFCO office in Winnipeg.
- Participated in an Export-Café and cooking demonstration to promote Canadian agriculture and agri-food products, to encourage business-to-business meetings and to identify export opportunities to China.
- Participated in a maple syrup tasting event organized by Canadian Liquid Gold, to help promote this iconic food product from Canada.
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