On the 22nd, with the signing of the agreements on the export of Bulgarian saffron and Croatian tuna to China, 126 types of agricultural and food products from 14 Central and Eastern European countries have been granted access to China, and a total of 3430 foreign agricultural product enterprises have been registered. On that day, the 4th China Central and Eastern European Countries Expo and International Consumer Goods Expo opened in Ningbo, Zhejiang. This was learned by reporters from the 7th China Central and Eastern European Countries Customs Inspection and Quarantine Cooperation Dialogue held during the event. In recent years, with the continuous optimization of the admission evaluation system and the significant improvement of customs clearance efficiency, more and more Central and Eastern European flavors such as Polish amber beer, Latvian canned fish, and Serbian dried plums have entered the Chinese market. The continuous expansion of imports of agricultural and food products has also promoted the stable development of foreign trade between China and Central and Eastern European countries. The total bilateral trade value between China and Central and Eastern European countries in 2024 was 142.27 billion US dollars, an increase of 6.3% compared to the same period last year, which is 2.5 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of China's imports and exports, demonstrating a strong development momentum. Zhao Zenglian, Deputy Director General of the General Administration of Customs, stated that China Central and Eastern European countries' cooperation is bringing more certainty to the current complex and ever-changing international situation with practical and effective resilience, injecting stability and positive energy into the world economy through coordinated development between China and the region. It is reported that the 7th China Central and Eastern European Countries Customs Inspection and Quarantine Cooperation Dialogue is themed "Smart Customs, Safe Agriculture and Food, Sustainable Trade", aiming to further deepen the dialogue and cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries' customs and inspection and quarantine departments, expand the scale of agricultural and food product trade, and promote trade security and customs clearance convenience. (New Society)