China’s Ambassador to the U.S. told reporters in Missouri on Monday that China was in the process of resuming pork trade with the U.S. “I think during the last strategic and economic dialogue the Chinese decided to resume import of American pork. So, I think, we are in the process of implementing that decision,” says Chinese Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong, who was invited to the capital city by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon.
But the National Pork Producers Council Chinese says China has not yet taken any shipments since its government officials said in December the country would begin accepting U.S. pork soon. U.S. trade officials and NPPC’s Vice President and Counsel for International Affairs, Nick Giordano, were in China last week to work on details and to talk about other trade issues, including the use of ractopamine in pork production.
The Chinese Ambassador was in Missouri to formalize a deal on a Midwest trade hub based at St. Louis Lambert Airport.
Audio and photo provided by Brent Martin, Missourinet
AUDIO: Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Zhou Wenzhong (1 min., MP3)
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