Vice Minister Qu Dongyu met with Mr. Jason Hafemeister, Acting Deputy Undersecretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in Beijing on 20 April 2017.

Mr. Qu noted that recently the heads of state of China and the U.S. met each other and reached important consensus on a number of issues. The MOA is willing to work with the USDA to implement the outcomes of the meeting, contribute to a more balanced economic and trade relations of agriculture and bring more benefits to the two peoples. The two sides exchanged views on  the export of U.S. beef to China and the export of cooked poultry raised and slaughtered in China to the U.S..

Mr. Hafemeister fully agreed with Mr. Qu and highly appreciated the MOA’s positive attitude and quick response on implementing the consensus. He expressed that the U.S. side is looking forward to strengthening cooperation with the MOA to work for outcomes in implementing the consensus on agriculture at an early date