China's policies on agriculture and agricultural trade have changed dramatically during the past 20 years, reducing the role of government intervention and centralized planning and simultaneously increasing the role of market forces. China's membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) will further increase reliance on market forces, and will enhance opportunities for U.S. agricultural exports. As the incomes of China's 1.3 billion people continue to rise, demand for more and higher quality food products will grow. Domestic production will be unable to meet all of this demand, and in the future China will be a key market for agricultural exports.

• News About U.S.–China Trade
  • Vilsack Discusses the Ag Trade Progress Made at U.S.–China 2009 JCCT (USDA Radio News; 10/30/09 - wma, real, mp3)
  • Vilsack's Overview of the U.S.-China 2009 JCCT (USDA Radio News; 10/30/09 - wma, real, mp3)
  • USDA Livestock Analyst Discusses China's Intention To Re-Open Its Market to U.S. Pork (USDA Radio News; 10/30/09 - wma, real, mp3)
  • USDA Livestock Analyst Discusses Why China Could Be Growing Its Pork Market (USDA Radio News; 10/30/09 - wma, real, mp3)

  • U.S. Ag Attache in China Discusses How China Is an Expanding Market for U.S. Products (USDA Radio News; 10/30/09 - wma, real, mp3)

  • Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Meets With Cochran Program Alumni in China to Recognize Program's 25th Anniversary (10/30/09)

  • China Agrees to Improve Access for U.S. Energy Companies, Reopen Market to U.S. Pork, Clamp Down on Internet Piracy at the 20th Session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (10/29/09)

  • USTR Kirk and Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announce China's Intent To Re-Open the Chinese Market to U.S. Pork Products (10/29/09)

  • U.S.-China Joint Commission On Commerce and Trade, Fact Sheet - October 29, 2009
    — Southeast Asia Trade and Investment Mission (USDA Radio News; 10/28/09 - wma, real, mp3)

  • Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and USTR Ron Kirk Convene 20th Session of U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade in Hangzhou, China (10/21/09)
    — Dialogue Continues For U.S. and China Joint Committees (USDA Radio News; 10/21/09 - wma, real, mp3)

  • Vilsack Announces Travel to Philippines and China (10/19/09)

  • Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Chinese Agriculture Minister Address Trade Concerns, Agree To Renew Cooperation Agreement (09/22/09)
    — Copy of the Memorandum of Understanding in English (.pdf)
    — Copy of the Memorandum of Understanding in Chinese (.pdf)

  • U.S./China Poultry Trade Complicated by Trade Issues (USDA Radio News; 09/18/09 - wma, real, mp3)

  • China Trying to Improve Its Food and Feed Safety Reputation (USDA Radio News; 09/15/09 - wma, real, mp3)

  • China 2009/10 Winter Wheat Situation (04/15/09)

  • China's Ongoing Agricultural Modernization: Challenges Remain After 30 Years of Reform (04/07/09)

  • Fact Sheet: Outcomes of the 19th U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (09/16/08)
    — Fact Sheet: U.S.-China JCCT: A Quarter Century of Progress (09/16/08)
    — Fact Sheet: Signing Ceremony (09/16/08)

  •  U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade to Meet Sept. 15, 2008 (08/15/08; .pdf)

  • USDA Opens New Agricultural Trade Office In China (12/14/07)
    — U.S. And China Continue To Work On Food Safety Issues (USDA Radio News; 12/20/07 - real, mp3, wave)
    — U.S. And China To Work Together On Second Generation Biofuels (USDA Radio News; 12/20/07 - real, mp3, wave)

  • U.S. and China Conclude Third Meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (12/13/07)
    — U.S. and China Increase Biofuels Cooperation Ahead of the Third U.S. - China Strategic Economic Dialogue (12/12/07)
    — U.S. Government Officials Travel to China for Trade Talks (12/07/07)
    — U.S.–China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) Outcomes (pdf.;12/11/07)
    — The United States-China Government Signing Ceremony Fact Sheet (pdf.;12/11/07)
    — U.S.-China Biofuels Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (pdf.;12/11/07)
    — U.S.-China Agricultural Science and Technology Protocol (pdf.;12/11/07)

  • USDA's Conner To Attend U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (11/20/07)
    — More about the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED)

  • China’s Cotton Supply and Demand: Issues and Impact on the World Market (Economic Research Service: 11/06/07)

  • The Delicate Balance Between the U.S., China, And Taiwan (USDA Radio News; 09/11/07 - real, mp3)
    — U.S. Still Working With China On Pork Trade Issue (USDA Radio News; 09/10/07 - real, mp3, wave)
    — U.S.-Chinese Delegates Talk Meat And Poultry Food Safety (USDA Radio News; 09/10/07 - real, mp3, wave)
    — Points To Consider During U.S.-China Food Safety Talks (USDA Radio News; 09/10/07 - real, mp3, wave)

  • U.S. Delegation In Ag Trade Talks With China (USDA Radio News; 08/24/07 - real, mp3, wave)
    — Pork Trade Talk Part of US-Chinese Ag Working Group (USDA Radio News; 08/27/07 - real, mp3, wave)
    — U.S. Beef Trade With China Key Point of Talks This Week (USDA Radio News; 08/27/07 - real, mp3, wave)
    — U.S.-Chinese Talks Not Just Focused On Beef And Pork (USDA Radio News; 08/28/07 - real, mp3, wave)

  • China Currency Appreciation Could Boost U.S. Agricultural Exports (Economic Research Service; 08/22/07)

  • China Suspends Imports From Eight U.S. Hog Plants (USDA Radio News; 08/16/07 - real, mp3, wave)

  • U.S. – China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade Will Meet in Beijing in December (08/01/07)

  • U.S.–China Strategic Economic Dialogue (May 22–24, 2007, Washington, DC)

    • U.S., China Conclude Second Strategic Economic Dialogue (06/05/07; real, mp3)

    • The U.S. Concerns Over Chinese Food Safety (06/05/07; real, mp3)

    • FDA Official’s Take on Food Safety Actions in China (USDA Radio News; 05/31/07 -  real, mp3)

    • USDA, HHS Issue Joint Fact Sheet: Actions Requested of the People's Republic of China by the U.S. Government To Address the Safety of Food and Feed (05/24/07)

    • U.S., China Conclude Two-Day Economic Dialogue (USDA Radio News; 05/23/07 - real, mp3)

    • U.S. Requests China Lift Its Ban on U.S. Beef (USDA Radio News; 05/23/07 - real, mp3)

    • On U.S.–China Food Safety Talks (USDA Radio News; 05/23/07 - real, mp3)

    • U.S.–China Food Safety Discussions Underway (USDA Radio News; 05/23/07 - real, mp3)

    • U.S., China To Expand Air Travel, Cooperate on Clean Energy (U.S. Department of State; 05/23/07)
    • U.S. Seeks Specific Results from High-Level Talks With China (U.S. Department of State; 05/22/07)
  • Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Bhatia Reports on Trade with China (U.S. Trade Representative; February 2007)
    • Written Testimony Before the U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade (.pdf; U.S. Trade Representative; February 2007)
  • United States Files WTO Case Against China Over Prohibited Subsidies (U.S. Trade Representative; February 2007)
  • Annual USTR Report to Congress Finds Mixed Record by China in Implementing World Trade Organization Obligations (December 2006;.pdf)
  • China Winter Wheat Planting Situation - 2007/08 Season (November 2006)
  • Cotton: China 2005/06 Stocks Higher Than Previously Estimated (October 2006;.pdf)
  • Oilseeds: China - 2005/06 Soybean Imports Continue to Strengthen as August Imports Exceed 3 Million Tons (October 2006;.pdf)
  • China Becomes a Net Importer of Soybean Meal in 2005/06 (August 2006; .pdf)
  • Cotton: China Dominant U.S. Export Market in 2005/06 (July 2006; .pdf)
  • China Wheat Update - June 2006 (June 2006)
     
• China's Accession to the World Trade Organization
   
• Recent USDA Reports

  • Exporting to China
    
    
    South China’s Thirst for U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Juice Keeps Growing (2008; .pdf)
     

    
    Tourists Flock to Guilin Rock Formations in South China Increasing Opportunities for U.S. Meat, Wine and Condiment Producers (2008; .pdf)
     

     

    

    South China: Where Opportunity Knocks For High Value U.S. Dairy Ingredients (2008; .pdf)

     

  • The Future of China's Agricultural Exports? (Economic Research Service; 06/02/08)

  • China Agricultural and Economic Data (Economic Research Service; 04/14/08)

  • Flooding in Central China - Huai River Basin (07/20/07)
  • APHIS:  Instructions for Completing and Filing: Conifer Solid Wood Packing Material to the People's Republic of China (December 2003)
  • ERS:  China Briefing Room
  • FAS:  China’s Trade with the United States and the World (January 2007)
  • FAS:  Eastern China: Current Remote Imaging for Weather and Crop Data
  • FAS:  Magazine Articles on Trading with China
  • FSIS: Export Requirements for People's Republic of China (April 2007)
  • FSIS: Export Notice 2006-5: Pre-Notification of Export Shipments to China (December 2006)
     
• Trade How-To's for U.S. Exporters
  • Export.gov: China
    • China Country Commercial Guide, U.S. Embassy, Beijing (01/27/06; a large pdf)
    • China Law & Regulations
    • Doing Business in China: Frequently Asked Questions
    • Essential Advice for Doing Business in China
    • Explore American Trading Centers in China
    • Exporter Alert: Suspicious Chinese Business Practices
    • U.S. Export Regulations for China
  • BuyUSA.gov: China
    • Find a Business Provider
    • Services for U.S. Companies
  • Export–Import Bank: China Brochure (.pdf)
  • Hong Kong Trade Development Council: China Trade
  • The Future of U.S. Export Controls on Trade with China (U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security; January 2007)
     
• Country Analysis
  • U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics:
    • U.S. Exports to China (2002–2006)
    • U.S. Trade (Imports, Exports and Trade Balance) with China (1985–Present)
  • CIA Fact Book: China
  • FAO: General Information about China
    • China: Agriculture Sector
    • China's Water and Agriculture
    • FAO News
  • U.S. Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration
    •       China Country Analysis Brief
  • Library of Congress
    • Country Study: China
    • Portals to the World: China
    • Law Library of Congress: China
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    • China Weather Maps
       
• Background on Foreign Policy With China
  • U.S. Trade Representative

    • 2006 Report to Congress on China’s WTO Compliance (.pdf)

    • China Affairs
  • U.S. Department of State
    • Background Note
    • Consular Information Sheet
    • U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China
    • Press Releases/Fact Sheets
    • Human Rights Practices: Taiwan Only (2006; issued 03/06/07)
    • Human Rights Practices: includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau (2006; issued 03/06/07)
    • United States and China Update (International Information Service)
      • United States and China Update Archive
         
• Partners in Humanitarian Assistance
  • World Food Program  (WFP)
  • World Bank: China