The General Administration of Customs (GAC) said Sunday that it will approve the import of wendan pomelo and other agriculture and fishery products from Taiwan, given that they meet the quarantine requirements of the mainland.
The requirements will be made on the basis of scientific assessment and in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
The GAC is willing to strengthen communication with the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party and relevant authorities in Taiwan on resuming imports of Taiwan's agriculture and fishery products into the mainland on the common political basis of adhering to the 1992 Consensus and opposing "Taiwan independence," said Zhao Zenglian, deputy chief of the GAC, when meeting a KMT delegation.
The delegation led by Fu Kun-chi visited the GAC on Sunday.
Zhao added that the GAC is willing to work with the KMT and relevant authorities in Taiwan to encourage those in the industry in Taiwan to strengthen management at the source and take practical and feasible rectification measures.
Fu expressed the hope that products from all industries in Taiwan, especially high-quality agriculture and fishery products, can be successfully marketed to the mainland.
In the afternoon, the delegation also had a discussion with Taiwan youth and businessmen in Beijing.
Mainland to import Taiwan agriculture, fishery products that meet quarantine requirements
Mainland to import Taiwan agriculture, fishery products that meet quarantine requirements
A Chinese envoy on Monday called for de-escalation of tensions as soon as possible in the Red Sea.
During a briefing at the United Nations (UN) Security Council meeting on Yemen, Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said that China supports relevant parties to make positive efforts to advance the peace process in Yemen.
Stressing that the resolution of the Yemen issue must rely on political and diplomatic means, Geng said that relevant parties should focus on the common interests of the Yemeni people, stick to the direction of seeking a political settlement, remove distractions, work in the same direction, and jointly advance a comprehensive political process that is "led by and owned by the people".
"China calls on the Houthis to respect the navigation rights of merchant ships of all countries in the Red Sea in accordance with international law and immediately stop relevant harassment. We call on relevant parties to exercise restraint and stop taking actions that escalate tensions," Geng said.
The situation in Yemen and the Red Sea is closely related to the conflict in Gaza, which has been ongoing for more than seven months. It has caused unprecedented civilian casualties and humanitarian disasters, putting regional peace and stability at risk, Geng said.
He said that China urges the prompt implementation of relevant resolutions adopted by the Security Council, and calls on relevant countries to intensify their efforts in persuading and pressuring Israel to pause attacks.
China will continue to work with the international community to end the war in Gaza, ease the humanitarian disaster and achieve peace and stability in the Middle East, Geng said.
China calls for early de-escalation of situation in Red Sea
China calls for early de-escalation of situation in Red Sea
