The Ministry of Commerce of China reports that the Philippines has become China's largest source of banana and pineapple imports, and coconut, avocado, frozen fruits, etc. will also enter the Chinese market.
According to the China Official Media Circular Global Times, after the Filipino President President Macos ended the three -day visit to Beijing, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesman Shu Jianting on Friday (January 6) at a press conferenceAccording to the notification, as of the end of 2021, China has become the largest trading partner in the Philippines for six consecutive years, and has jumped to the second largest export market in the Philippines.China is the third largest export market for Film Agricultural Products.
She also informed that from January to November last year, China and the Philippines realized trade volume of US $ 80.41 billion (about S $ 107.46 billion), an increase of 8.3%year -on -year.At present, the Philippines has become the largest source of bananas and pineapple imports in China. Coconut, avocado, frozen fruits, etc. have also entered the Chinese market, and fresh durian is about to achieve exports to China.
At the same time, according to the Philippine statistics, from 2016 to 2021, Chinese companies 'investment in the Philippines' agreement was approximately US $ 2.9 billion, involving service outsourcing, logistics, agriculture, steel, communications and other fields.
Shu Ji Ting said that in the next step, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce will be with relevant Philippine departments to support Chinese companies to invest in the Philippines to invest in business, and promote the construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative and the Philippines "good construction" planDocking, expanding new cooperation areas such as green economy and digital economy, co -promoting the construction of the "two countries and two parks", and promoting bilateral trade investment to a new level.
As early as 2012, China and the Philippines had deteriorated due to relations, and bilateral agricultural products trade stopped.At that time, after the South China Sea dispute between the two countries, China requested to strengthen the inspection and quarantine of the Filipina's bananas, pineapples, papaya and other fruits on the grounds of "inspecting harmful creatures", which led to disconnected from the Philippines fruits in China.
