Gansu-RCEP Speciality Agricultural Trade Meeting Held in Lanzhou

Summary

A trade cooperation meeting on speciality agricultural products between Gansu province and RCEP member states was held in Lanzhou. It was attended by Huo Weiping, vice chair of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; Zhao Hong, director of the Trade and Investment Department of the ASEAN-China Centre; and the chargé d'affaires ad interim of the Malaysian Embassy in China. Leading enterprises, including Gansu Agricultural Reclamation Group and Gansu International Logistics Group, alongside cities such as Lanzhou and Pingliang, promoted 'Gansu-flavour' products like apples, plateau summer vegetables, and Chinese medicinal herbs.

The aim is to deepen agricultural trade between Gansu and RCEP member states and open export channels for agricultural products.

Commentary

Gansu is leveraging RCEP to promote its 'Gansu-flavour' apples and plateau summer vegetables to ASEAN, with New Zealand representatives in attendance. New Zealand dairy and meat exporters face no immediate direct impact, but the mid- to low-end market may see changes. Opportunities: Gansu's cross-border cold chain network could lower costs for New Zealand high-end products entering China's inland; Gansu's Chinese herbs could serve as raw materials for New Zealand health supplements.

NZ SMEs should focus on two-way channel collaboration rather than pure competition.

Keywords: RCEP, Gansu, speciality agricultural products, Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair, cooperation meeting, Gansu-flavour brand, apples, plateau summer vegetables, Chinese medicinal herbs, trade cooperation

Source: China Gansu Network