Road Show in Beijing reinforces partnership between Brazil and China in the animal protein segment, says ABPA.

The action organized this Thursday (21) by the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA), in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil), in Beijing, concluded successfully, in another stage of the Road Show 2026 – Improving Successful Partnerships in Food Security, a forum for dialogue on food security, sanitary cooperation and predictability of international trade. Bringing together around 80 participants from the Brazilian and Chinese sides, the event held in the Chinese capital reinforced the relevance of the partnership built between Brazil and China in the global food supply. The program included the participation of Brazilian and Chinese authorities linked to international trade, agricultural defense and food security. Among the participants were the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin; the Brazilian ambassador in Beijing, Marcos Bezerra Abbott Galvão; the Secretary of Trade and International Relations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MPLSA), Luís Rua; and the head of ApexBrasil Asia-Pacific, Victor Queiroz. Representing the Chinese side were Chen Wei, president of the China Meat Association (CMA); Gao Guan, CMA's industrial policy research consultant; Gao Shengpu, director of the Slaughter Standards Division of the China Center for Animal Disease Control (MARA); Ji Xincheng, director and researcher at the Research Center for International Technical Standards and Regulations for Inspection and Quarantine of the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC); and Zhang Zhaohui, researcher at the Institute of Food Safety of the Science and Technology Research Center of China Customs. During the seminar, topics related to global food security, animal health, sanitary regionalization, predictability of trade flows, and the importance of adopting decisions based on internationally recognized scientific criteria, especially those established by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOH), were discussed. The high level of discussions and the broad participation of representatives from the public and private sectors reinforced the mutual interest in deepening cooperation between the two countries, at a time of expanding trade relations and strengthening sanitary confidence mechanisms. “It was an extremely positive meeting. We had the opportunity to bring together authorities, experts, and business leaders from both countries around a common goal: strengthening food security and increasing the predictability of trade relations. The receptiveness to the messages presented and the quality of the debates demonstrate the high degree of maturity and trust that characterizes the relationship between Brazil and China,” assesses the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin. According to Santin, the significant participation registered at the event confirms the relevance of the topic for the future of global food supply. “Brazil and China share strategic responsibilities in global food security. The interest shown by the participants, the presence of important Chinese and Brazilian authorities, and the extremely constructive environment of the discussions reinforce that we are moving in the right direction, building solutions based on science, cooperation, and mutual benefit,” he emphasizes. The Road Show is part of ABPA's international strategy to promote commercial decisions based on technical and scientific criteria, strengthening dialogue with strategic markets and contributing to greater predictability and security in the global food trade.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.