Source: Thanhnien.vn
From mid-July 2021, China temporarily stopped importing dragon fruit through border gates, until mid-August, many Vietnamese fruits and agricultural products basically could not be exported to China through border gates bordering Van province. Male.
China is tightening Vietnamese agricultural products through China because of Covid-19
PHOTO: LANG SON PROVINCE’S DOIT OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
Meanwhile, the import of vegetables and agricultural products from Yunnan (China) through the border localities of Vietnam is still going smoothly with an average of about 400 trucks per day.
The above information is stated in the letter of the Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien to the Minister of Commerce of China, Mr. Vuong Van Dao on August 23.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Covid-19 epidemic with the Delta mutation continues to be complicated globally. However, border localities on the Vietnamese side, with successful experience in disease prevention and control over the past 1 year, are fully capable and confident to maintain their achievements. Delivery and receipt of import and export goods at the border gate continues to be absolutely guaranteed to prevent and control the epidemic, without causing any infections across the Vietnam – China border, even during the epidemic period. complicated developments in each country.
Therefore, the Minister of Industry and Trade emphasized: “I am very sorry to receive information that the Department of Commerce of Yunnan has announced to suspend the import of Vietnamese dragon fruit through border gates from mid-July 2021 due to concerns. Covid-19 epidemic in Vietnam”. Completely sharing China’s concern about epidemic prevention and control, but the Minister of Industry and Trade said that as long as the border authorities and businesses of the two sides strictly follow the customs clearance process, the goods will be cleared. confirmed as above, the disease prevention and control will still be absolutely safe as in the past 1 year. This is completely in line with the common perception between the senior leaders of the two countries on expanding the scale of bilateral trade, facilitating the clearance of goods of the two countries as well as the content reached by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Chinese Trade and Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam in a phone conversation last June.
Since then, Minister Nguyen Hong Dien asked Minister Vuong Van Dao to direct Yunnan province to quickly lift measures to limit agricultural imports through the above-mentioned Vietnamese border gates. At the same time, coordinate with Vietnam’s border localities to continue implementing the “dual goal” of preventing the epidemic and maintaining the stable circulation of import and export goods across the border.
On August 23, the Ministry of Industry and Trade also had a meeting with the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam to discuss the trade situation between Vietnam and China and solutions to remove difficulties for exports and customs clearance. agricultural products through the northern border gates.
