For the grapes. Yes, grapes.
Okay. Now, let's start at the beginning.
China and the USA
After many disagreements about how to deal with inequalities in legislation applied to imported products, President Trump lost patience and declared a trade war against China in 2018. Although it seems that major international problems only affect the great powers that cause them, sometimes their repercussions they can touch us U.S in more ways than one.
It turns out that, among other things, The United States was the largest supplier of table grapes in the Chinese market. At least, among its trading partners in the Northern Hemisphere.
However, The decision of the American president to take the war route has reduced China's desire to continue relations, thus deciding to go out in looking for new partners that can provide to the Asian Giant with grapes to meet their growing demand.
Have I already said that demand is “growing”?
China and Spain
Anyway, when we say “go out,” we mean it literally. At the end of 2018, and after more than a decade, the Chinese prime minister visited Spain and met with its leaders to propose different international cooperation agreements. In the end, China needs grapes, and we Spaniards have many. And not just grapes: almonds, ham, dairy products...
China is very strict when it comes to food exports, and, as unfortunate as it may have been for Americans, This trade war has given us the opportunity to establish commercial relations with China that go beyond the exchange of groceries and cover topics such as green economies, tourism and human rights.
And the pact has borne fruit as good as that of our vineyards: at the end of last year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries published a statement to announce the official status of the agreement between the two governments.
It is a golden era for anyone who wants to invest, innovate or undertake trade between Spain and China.
Although it has been a step backwards for the Americans, in the case of Spain, the good has only just begun.
At the end of the day, there is no evil that does not come with good.
Although current affairs now raise new questions: What are the specific conditions of the agreement? What other topics are covered?? Or my favorite: How will the Coronavirus affect these business relationships in the long term?
Well, that's something we'll definitely look at later.
After graduating with honors in Corporate Communication, and after a few sabbatical months touring with my band, I moved to Scotland to complete a master's degree in International Management and Leadership. Almost a year after that, and studying and working in 3 countries, my colleague Mar, fellow adventurer of the Degree, wrote to me to sign up for this project. How can I refuse?
I'm going to talk to you about exports, imports and trade relations!
