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China Customs Signs Protocol With Seychelles, Discusses Increased Trade With South Africa

China signed a customs agreement with Seychelles and one with Ethiopia and discussed increasing trade with South Africa during a recent trip to the continent, China’s General Administration of Customs said in a Nov. 21 press release, according to an…

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unofficial translation. China’s agreement with Seychelles includes a “protocol on inspection and quarantine” for marine products exported to China, which “greatly expands the export” of those products to China, the agency said. The two countries also agreed to measures related to anti-smuggling enforcement and measures to promote “trade relations.” China also met with South Africa’s trade minister and agriculture minister, where the two sides discussed plans to increase Chinese citrus and “cooked poultry meat” to South Africa and increase South African exports of beef, pears, avocados and dairy products.