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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
TIANJIN, July 28 (Xinhua) — Participants in a meeting of quarantine phytosanitary control mechanisms of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), held recently in Tianjin, north China, learned about phytosanitary work and intelligent surveillance technologies at the port of Tianjin.
The meeting was organized by the General Administration of Customs (GAC) of the People's Republic of China. It was attended by more than 40 representatives of the SCO member states, the SCO Secretariat and diplomatic missions of the relevant member states of the organization accredited in China.
At the centralized inspection site of one of the international container terminals of the Tianjin port, guests from the SCO countries observed the process of customs inspection of a batch of fresh bananas delivered from Southeast Asia.
They asked numerous questions, including those related to random sampling of plant products, mutual recognition of electronic certificates, and the procedure for submitting products for inspection if pests and diseases are detected.
According to Dai Gongyuan, a local customs official, if there are no problems after inspection, the batch of bananas will hit supermarket shelves through a reliable logistics system in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in just one to two days.
Representatives of the quarantine phytosanitary control mechanisms of the SCO member states also visited the intelligent container terminal of Tianjin Port and the animal, plant and food testing center of Tianjin Customs, where they inspected transport robots based on artificial intelligence technology, an automatic nucleic acid extractor, a fluorescence PCR device and other equipment.
They noted the need for joint prevention and control of cross-border spread of plant epidemics, as well as commitment to promoting the digital transformation of the quarantine system.
China has been steadily expanding its imports of high-quality agricultural products from other SCO member states. According to the data of the State Customs Service of China, agricultural products worth a total of US$13.66 billion were imported to China from other SCO member states in 2024, with an average annual growth rate of 13.3 percent since the organization was founded in 2001.
In addition, to date, more than 290 types of plant-based products from other SCO member states have been approved for export to China.
“We are willing to work with all parties to optimize risk assessment procedures, speed up the quarantine supervision approval process, and improve customs clearance efficiency through measures such as exchanging pest data, promoting mutual recognition of electronic certificates, and streamlining the inspection process,” the GCS said. -0-
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