<p>China resumed beef imports from the Republic of South Africa on Aug. 17, according to an announcement on Thursday from the country's customs administration.</p>.<p>Chinese customs also said in a separate announcement on Thursday that they have recognised several regions in South Africa as zones free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). These are the Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Western Cape and parts of Limpopo, Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and North West, it said.</p>.China's Xi to attend BRICS leaders' meeting, visit South Africa.<p>China banned imports of even-toed ungulate-related products from South Africa in March 2022 due to an outbreak of FMD in a cattle farm in the North West province, according to an announcement by Chinese customs last year.</p>.<p>The resumption comes just ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to South Africa. Xi will attend the BRICS leaders' meeting and visit the country on Aug. 21-24, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday. </p>
<p>China resumed beef imports from the Republic of South Africa on Aug. 17, according to an announcement on Thursday from the country's customs administration.</p>.<p>Chinese customs also said in a separate announcement on Thursday that they have recognised several regions in South Africa as zones free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). These are the Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Western Cape and parts of Limpopo, Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and North West, it said.</p>.China's Xi to attend BRICS leaders' meeting, visit South Africa.<p>China banned imports of even-toed ungulate-related products from South Africa in March 2022 due to an outbreak of FMD in a cattle farm in the North West province, according to an announcement by Chinese customs last year.</p>.<p>The resumption comes just ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to South Africa. Xi will attend the BRICS leaders' meeting and visit the country on Aug. 21-24, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday. </p>