Tag: China

• Friday, October 23rd 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  China makes remote video inspections of sanctioned Brazilian slaughterhouses

  

  Chinese officials carried out a remote inspection of Brazilian slaughterhouses whose exports to the Asian country have been suspended due to Covid-19 cases among employees.

• Tuesday, October 20th 2020 - 09:29 UTC

  US/Brazil plan to increase cooperation in bilateral trade, to cut “the enormous risk” of dependence on China

  

  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Monday the United States and Brazil need to reduce their dependence on imports from China for their own security as the two countries reinforced their business partnership.

• Monday, October 19th 2020 - 08:32 UTC

  China recovers in the third quarter but misses forecasts

  

  China stepped up its economic recovery in the third quarter from the coronavirus shock but missed forecasts, pointing to continued challenges for one of the few drivers of global growth this year.

• Saturday, October 17th 2020 - 08:57 UTC

  Brazilian iron ore exports increased 18,5% in September over a year ago; strong demand from China

  

  Brazilian iron ore exports increased by 18.5% in September compared to the same period last year, to 37.86 million tons, after Vale increased the pace of production. The volume shipped last month is the biggest since December 2015, when Brazil exported a monthly record of 39.5 million tons, according to the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services.

• Friday, October 16th 2020 - 08:56 UTC

  Brazilian exports of animal protein booming, with China the leading client

  

  Brazilian exports of chicken, pork, and beef continue to be in high demand in 2020, according to data from the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) and the Brazilian Meat Packers Association (ABRAFRIGO). In September, however, while exports of beef and pork registered a positive performance in relation to the same month of 2019, chicken exports fell 2.3%.

• Wednesday, October 14th 2020 - 09:07 UTC

  China claims it found residues of Covid-19 in Brazilian beef packaging

  

  Two months after China said it found residues of Covid-19 in a batch of chicken wings imported from Brazil, Beijing authorities repeated the announcement, but this time in relation to Brazilian beef. Apparently, traces of Covid-19 were detected in beef packaging during an inspection carried out at the Port of Dalian, one of the largest in the country.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 06:28 UTC

  China opens its third Confucius Institute in Argentina: University of Cordoba

  

  Argentina's third Confucius Institute officially opened its doors at the National University of Cordoba (UNC), offering introductory to advanced courses on Chinese language and culture at the country's oldest institute of higher education.

• Thursday, October 8th 2020 - 08:49 UTC

  Chile exports beef to China, and imports from Paraguay for domestic consumption

  

  Chilean beef exports reached 16,673 tons between January and August 2020, a 35.7% over the same period last year according to data from the Bovine Meat Bulletin released by the Ministry of Agriculture’s Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (ODEPA).

• Wednesday, October 7th 2020 - 09:21 UTC

  Quad group attempt a united front against increasingly assertive Beijing

  

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on key Asian allies to unite against China's “exploitation, corruption and coercion” in the region, as he held talks on Tuesday in Tokyo.

• Wednesday, October 7th 2020 - 09:08 UTC

  Britain may boycott winter Olympics over China's treatment of Uighur Muslims

  

  British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab suggested Britain may boycott the Olympics for the first time, over China's treatment of the Uighur Muslims, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday. The suggestion comes as a growing number of nations urge Beijing to respect human rights of the minority Uighurs.