At a regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 12, a reporter mentioned that "four Australian beef exporters have been banned from exporting beef to China by China." Spokesman Zhao Lijian said that during the inspection of imported meat products, the Chinese Customs continuously found that multiple batches of Australian beef products exported to China by individual companies violated the inspection and quarantine requirements jointly determined by the competent authorities of both parties. In order to protect the health and safety of Chinese consumers, China has decided to suspend the acceptance of import declarations for meat products from four Australian companies and has notified the Australian authorities to require the Australian side to thoroughly investigate the reasons and make rectifications. (Editor Chi Hanyu)
Editor in charge: [Wang Kai]