After a 9-year hiatus, China and the United States agree to restart the agricultural cooperation mechanism

According to the report on the website of the Lianhe Zaobao of Singapore on January 20, on January 18 local time, Tang Renjian, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, and Vilsack, Minister of Agriculture of the United States, co chaired the seventh meeting of the China US Joint Committee on Agriculture in Washington, D.C., to restart the China US agricultural cooperation mechanism.
According to reports, both sides reiterated that the Joint Committee is an important channel for regular exchanges between the agricultural departments of the two countries, and pledged to cherish, carefully care for, and stably operate this mechanism. Both sides exchanged candid and in-depth views on climate smart agriculture, food security, civil exchanges, and trade facilitation.
Tang Renjian stated that the resumption of a 9-year hiatus in the joint committee meeting between the agricultural departments of the two countries in Washington is a milestone event in the history of China US agricultural relations. China is willing to work with the United States to pragmatically promote new steps in agricultural cooperation between China and the United States, and work together to stabilize expectations for food and agricultural development.
The report states that both sides have reached a consensus to establish a working group on food security and nutritional health under the joint committee mechanism.