BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China will allow eligible coffee beans from all 53 African countries that have diplomatic ties with China to enter its market starting July 20, 2026, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) has announced. Coffee beans, a signature agricultural produce and pillar economic industry for many African countries, are the second type of African agricultural products to obtain full quarantine access to the Chinese market following dried chilies, according to the GAC.
CHANGSHA/NAIROBI, May 26 (Xinhua) -- In late May, before the fifth anniversary of the passing of China's prestigious agronomist Yuan Longping, his wife Deng Ze received a special gift -- a bag of hybrid rice produced in the West African country of Guinea. Printed on the front of the rice bag were the national flags of China and Guinea.
ADDIS ABABA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian coffee exporters are taking advantage of China's zero-tariff policy through expanding shipments to the Chinese market, according to Gizat Worku, general manager of the Ethiopian Coffee Exporters Association. Worku recently told Xinhua that China scrapped tariffs for Ethiopian coffee two years ago, boosting annual coffee export to China to 36,000 tonnes last year from about 2,000 tonnes five years ago.
DAR ES SALAAM, May 25 (Xinhua) -- A cultural salon held on Sunday evening in Dar es Salaam brought together artists from China and Tanzania in a vivid showcase of civilizational exchange aimed at deepening cultural ties between the two countries. The event, hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Tanzania, China Center of International Cultural Exchange and Tourism Promotion, and China Cultural Center in Tanzania, brought together government officials, scholars, artists, and members of the Chinese community in Tanzania.
