A Chinese entrepreneur spoke about the attitude of the Chinese towards food products from Russia
There is a huge demand for Russian products in China, which is due to their environmentally friendly image, the chairman of the Russian Federation told Sputnik -Chinese Belt and Road Investment and Development Fund, Chairman of the Association of Entrepreneurs in the Field of Russian-Chinese Cooperation Wang Qun on the sidelines of the Prodexpo forum.
“In the Chinese mind, all Russian food products are environmentally friendly and safe, with guaranteed quality, so they are bought up without any fear,” he said. According to him, China will gladly accept any food products from Russia into its market, and are ready to help Russian companies in the production and export of food.
He also noted that food security is basic for any country. According to him, Russia and China need to create a digital model of cooperation in the food sector, which will saturate the markets, provide the population of both countries with food, and give farmers the opportunity to earn money.
According to him, the digitalization of trade will allow Russian food exports to overcome all limitations and realize your enormous potential. Wang Qun said that such potential of Russia is extremely important not only for cooperation with China, but also for work within the framework of the EAEU, SCO, BRICS.
At the same time, according to him, the creation of a digital food trading platform will help Russia avoid repeating history, when the country suddenly experienced a shortage of eggs. In addition, the entrepreneur noted, such a platform will allow manufacturers and sellers to interact directly, refusing the services of resellers who only profit from the supply of products without producing anything. In addition, Wang Qun noted, such a system will avoid monopolies in the food market, diversify suppliers and establish uninterrupted supplies of products both from and to Russia.
“Russian food products are highly competitive in the market, they are considered products of the highest quality and very popular all over the world,” he said.
From January 27 to February 4, the “Made in Russia” festival-fair was held in the Chinese cities of Shenyang and Dalian. It was visited by about 3 million people, about 130 companies from 30 regions of Russia took part in the event. According to the Russian Export Center, Chinese consumers purchased Russian goods for a total of 200 million rubles, of which 35 million rubles were purchased offline, and 164 million rubles were purchased online.