China has made history by importing 200 kilograms of dried chili from Rwanda, marking the first time the country has permitted African dried chili products. The shipment was declared by Hunan International Development Co., Ltd. and cleared at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport. Rwanda is the eighth country allowed to export dried chilies to China, following a bilateral protocol signed in March 2021. As China has the world's largest consumer group for chilies, this opens a significant market for Rwandan agricultural products. Hunan International Development Co. also plans to export pepper planting and processing equipment to Rwanda to boost its pepper production. This development is part of China's efforts to deepen its economic and trade cooperation with Africa, as shown by the increase in China-Africa bilateral trade, which reached 758.317 billion yuan in the first half of this year, marking a 31.2% increase from the previous year.