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
  • India and China: Divergent Markets for U.S. Agricultural Exports (.pdf; 02/24/10)
  • 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 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)

  • USDA Opens New Agricultural Trade Office In China (12/14/07)

  • 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)

  • 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)
     

  • Instructions for Completing and Filing: Conifer Solid Wood Packing Material to the People's Republic of China (December 2003)
     

  • China Briefing Room
     

  • China’s Trade with the United States and the World (January 2007)
     

  • Eastern China: Current Remote Imaging for Weather and Crop Data
     

  • Magazine Articles on Trading with China
     
  • Export Requirements for People's Republic of China (April 2007)
     
  • 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
    • China Affairs
  • U.S. Department of State
    • Background Note
    • Consular Information Sheet
    • U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China
    • Human Rights Practices: Taiwan Only (2006; issued 03/06/07)
    • Human Rights Practices: includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau (2006; issued 03/06/07)
       
• Partners in Humanitarian Assistance
  • World Food Program  (WFP)
  • World Bank: China