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The Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday that an upgrade to Chinas free trade agreement with New Zealand will enter into force on April 7, paving the way for further economic and trade cooperation between the two nations.

China and New Zealand discuss cooperation on new plant varieties In November 2020, the Agricultural Intellectual Property and New Plant Variety Rights Protection Seminar was held in Shanghai. Leading IP experts were discussing topical problems concerning new varieties of plants. One point on the agenda was a possible future cooperation between China and New Zealand in new varieties of plants. New Zealand kiwifruit company Zespri is said to launch a three-year trial program growing kiwi’s and ...