Specifically, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a phone conversation with Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and China (1818). January 1950 - January 18, 2022).

Regarding congestion at border gates, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that the two sides need to closely coordinate and apply effective and drastic measures to continue to solve this situation. Thereby, ensuring smooth trade, maintaining stable supply chains and production chains between the two countries as well as in the region, especially during the Lunar New Year.

In a phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested that China continue to expand import activities, helping to smooth trade between the two countries.

Along with that, the Prime Minister suggested that the Chinese side continue to expand the import of goods and accelerate the opening of the market for a number of agricultural products and fruits of Vietnam. The Prime Minister emphasized that Vietnam is drastically implementing the motto "safe to export, export must be safe".

The Chinese side said that after Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent a letter to Premier Li Keqiang and met with the Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam, Premier Li Keqiang directed Chinese ministries, sectors and localities to coordinate in solving the problem. So far, the situation of goods trade at the border gate has improved.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang also suggested the two sides set up a Joint Working Group to continue coordinating to solve this issue, creating favorable conditions for Vietnamese agricultural products and fruits to be exported to China. and maintain smooth trade between the two countries.

Due to the previous implementation of the "Zero Covid" campaign by the Chinese side, thousands of container trucks were stuck at the Vietnam-China border gates. Through negotiation efforts from Vietnam and China, a number of border gate pairs/clusters have been re-opened, helping to smooth trade in goods between the two countries.

China re-imports dragon fruit from Vietnam.

On the morning of January 12, the Chinese side also officially restored import clearance for fresh fruit (including dragon fruit) and frozen goods from Vietnam at Ha Khau border gate (Vietnam is the border gate of Vietnam). Kim Thanh II, Lao Cai).

Statistics of Vietnam Customs show that the amount of dragon fruit exported to China through Lao Cai border gate accounts for nearly 35% of Vietnam's total dragon fruit exports to China through land border gates and seaports in 2020. .

With the clearance of goods through the border gate in Lao Cai, it has contributed to reducing the pressure of goods congestion at border gates in Lang Son and Quang Ninh. After customs clearance, as of 8:00 am on January 12, there were about 25 dragon fruit trucks waiting for customs clearance at Kim Thanh II border gate.

On the other hand, due to the impact of the epidemic, the customs clearance is not seamless. Specifically, from January 5 to 10, the Chinese side has reopened the pairs of border gates/gateways between Guangxi and Vietnam, respectively. Including Tra Linh - Long Bang border gate pair, Soc Giang - Binh Mang border gate pair, Dong Hung - Mong Cai border gate cluster.

But on January 12, the Chinese side announced that it would suspend customs clearance at Mong Cai border gate (Quang Ninh) for Vietnamese mango products exported to this country, for the reason that the SARS-CoV virus was detected. 2 on the product packaging.

Faced with this "erratic" situation, the Vietnamese side, specifically the localities with border gates with China, have come up with specific plans to avoid the prolonged congestion until the Lunar New Year.

The People's Committee of Lang Son province on January 13 has notified provinces and cities about temporarily stopping the receipt of trucks carrying fresh fruit to the provincial border gates for export to China from January 17 to the Lunar New Year. Rendezvous.

Bui Hang (T/h)