As Spring Festival draws near, Chinese pet product manufacturers are tapping into festive creativity by launching customized "Spring Festival Eve dinners" for pets, allowing owners to celebrate the festival together with their fluffy companions during the grandest annual holiday for Chinese people.
At a food processing workshop in Zhenjiang City of east China's Jiangsu Province, workers have been geared up to produce their Year of the Horse-themed gift boxes, with fresh chicken breasts, supplements, and other premium ingredients added to make the special gourmet meals.
"We focus on innovative designs. We have made pet food in auspicious shapes that mimic our human being's Spring Festival eve feasts, creating pet foods that give pets their own Chinese New Year experience. The number of orders received so far this year has already surpassed 100,000, with factories now running at full capacity to meet the demand," said Hu Qinying, marketing manager of a local pet food company.
"The shipments recently were for 15,000 orders per day, with the bulk destined to the Yangtze River Delta region in east China, particularly Shanghai," added warehouse dispatcher Zhang Hongxia.
Meanwhile, local pet stores have set up dedicated sections for festive pet products, attracting a steady stream of customers.
"I was bringing my dog here for grooming, and noticed these Spring Festival eve dinners for pets. I believe that our dog is also willing to share the festive celebration, and thus I decided to buy some," said shopper Xu Yanna.
"The gift box sets have been especially popular, thanks to their variety and strong festive appeal. Monthly sales typically range from 200 to 300 sets, and stocks often sell out quickly," said the pet shop operator Kou Jianqiu.
Spring Festival Eve dinner for pets gains popularity in China
China has always been a reliable friend to Latin American and Caribbean countries and stands ready to work with regional countries, including Brazil, to further deepen and expand overall China-Latin America cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during the fifth China-Brazil Foreign Ministerial-Level Comprehensive Strategic Dialogue with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira in Beijing.
Wang said that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-Brazil relations have become increasingly global, strategic and far-reaching in influence.
"Practical cooperation across all fields has been steadily upgraded, and the two peoples have never been closer," he added.
Wang said the two sides should fully implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, continue to advance the building of a China-Brazil community with a shared future, jointly counter various external challenges, and build greater synergy for each other's modernization drives and the unity and self-improvement of Global South countries.
Noting that China appreciates the Brazilian government's long-standing commitment to the one-China principle, Wang said China supports Brazil in safeguarding its national sovereignty, upholding independence and autonomy, and achieving greater development.
The two sides should advance exchanges and cooperation in culture, education, tourism, sports, sub-national areas, youth, media and other fields, Wang said, adding that it is important to strengthen communication and coordination under multilateral mechanisms including the United Nations and BRICS, earnestly implement the four major global initiatives, and promote the development of a more just and equitable global governance system.
Vieira stated that Brazil will always adhere to the one-China principle. He said Brazil looks forward to consolidating strategic mutual trust with China, deepening practical cooperation, cementing public support for bilateral ties, and achieving common prosperity.
Noting that both Brazil and China are important forces championing multilateralism and free trade, Vieira said Brazil is ready to work with China to enhance multilateral coordination, jointly advance the reform of the global governance system, uphold the authority of the United Nations, and promote international fairness and justice.
China ready to work with Brazil to further expand overall China-Latin America cooperation: Chinese FM
China ready to work with Brazil to further expand overall China-Latin America cooperation: Chinese FM
