The U.S. will submit documents related to genetically modified soybeans to China this week

Introduction: Washington will submit a safety certificate for genetically modified soybeans to China this week, which will clear the way for China to resume buying American oilseeds "We will study whether the US documents meet the requirements of our GM regulations," said an official from China's Ministry of agriculture The move comes as the first U.S shipment of soybeans to China this year will arrive at Chinese ports, which will also provide an example test of China's import system Following China's new regulation of genetically modified crops, the strict quarantine measures have cast a cloud over China's soybean imports U.S diplomats will submit documents proving that genetically modified soybeans in the United States are not harmful to humans, animals or the environment, and have approved their use in the United States within the past six years U.S officials are formalizing an agreement reached last week at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting between China and the United States in Shanghai China has expressed its willingness to accept such us security certificates China's new genetically modified regulations have led Chinese soybean buyers to slow down their purchases of U.S soybeans, and soybean imports have become a trickle in the past few months, while many South American soybeans arriving continue to put pressure on domestic soybean prices The new regulations require government approval for the import of genetically modified soybeans to prove that they are harmless to humans, animals and the environment, but they do not say how to obtain these certificates.