1 2021-03-02 08:12:37Xinhua Editor : Li Yan ECNS App Download An exhibitor shows a slice of ham from Spain at the Food and Agricultural Products exhibition area during the third China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, east China, Nov. 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe) With the bilateral agreement on geographical indications (GIs) entering into force on Monday, the European Union (EU) and China will work on promoting the registered agri-food products as well as protecting the iconic names. In a press release, the EU's delegation to China said the agreement protects initially 200 European and Chinese agri-food names against imitation and usurpation, bringing mutual trade benefits and introducing consumers to guaranteed, authentic products from "two regions with a rich culinary and cultural tradition."