On December 8, Minister Ni Yuefeng met with Mr. Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam via video link.

Both sides exchanged views on topics such as jointly promoting the imports and exports of food and agricultural products between the two countries, regulating the trade order at the borders, getting prepared for the implementation of the RCEP, and strengthening the anti-smuggling enforcement cooperation. Both sides also signed the Protocol of Phytosanitary Requirements for the Export of Mesona Chinensis from Vietnam to China between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at the meeting.