The ban comes amid border tensions between China and India.
Beijing:
Citing concerns about African swine fever (ASF), China has announced that it will ban imports of pigs, wild boar and related products from India.
The Chinese state media Global Times quoted a joint opinion issued by the General Administration of Customs of China and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, saying that China would ban imports of these animals.
The ban comes amid border tensions between China and India.
Report says “ban comes after tensions between the two countries exploded in the Galwan Valley region”, blaming it on “India’s recent illegal construction of defense facilities on the border with Chinese territory “.
According to the daily, India reported its first case of ASF in domestic pigs and wild boars in Assam earlier this month. The disease has killed more than 14,000 pigs in Assam, media reports said.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said on Thursday that India was engaged with the Chinese side to resolve the border problem peacefully.
