Xinhua, Los Angeles :
US-China Agriculture Food Trade Forum was held Thursday in the western U.S. state of California, focusing on the promotion of marketing communication and cooperation between the agriculture and food industry of the two countries amid Washington-triggered trade tensions.
The event, jointly hosted by the Representative Office in the United States by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the China Certification and Inspection Group, CCIC North America Inc., attracted around 200 representatives from both countries.
“China’s market need for soybeans and other U.S. agricultural products is huge and strong, but because of the trade conflicts between the two countries, people are now worried about the decline of the exports of U.S. agricultural products to China. That’s one of the reasons why we are gathered here,” said Zhao Zhenge, general representative of CCPIT Representative Office in the United States.
“We all agree that the trade war will hurt both of us, not only Chinese companies and consumers but also American farmers, suppliers and consumers,” he added.
Founded in 1952, CCPIT is a national foreign trade and investment promotion agency of China. “This is the kind of interaction our business and our two countries need. This is the positive attitude and positive energy we are all longing for, especially in the current situation of U.S.-China relationship,” said Liu Haiyan, commercial counselor of China’s Consulate General in Los Angeles.
US-China Agriculture Food Trade Forum was held Thursday in the western U.S. state of California, focusing on the promotion of marketing communication and cooperation between the agriculture and food industry of the two countries amid Washington-triggered trade tensions.
The event, jointly hosted by the Representative Office in the United States by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the China Certification and Inspection Group, CCIC North America Inc., attracted around 200 representatives from both countries.
“China’s market need for soybeans and other U.S. agricultural products is huge and strong, but because of the trade conflicts between the two countries, people are now worried about the decline of the exports of U.S. agricultural products to China. That’s one of the reasons why we are gathered here,” said Zhao Zhenge, general representative of CCPIT Representative Office in the United States.
“We all agree that the trade war will hurt both of us, not only Chinese companies and consumers but also American farmers, suppliers and consumers,” he added.
Founded in 1952, CCPIT is a national foreign trade and investment promotion agency of China. “This is the kind of interaction our business and our two countries need. This is the positive attitude and positive energy we are all longing for, especially in the current situation of U.S.-China relationship,” said Liu Haiyan, commercial counselor of China’s Consulate General in Los Angeles.
