Vietnam's seafood exports to China have not recovered, with a decrease of 27% in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period last year, despite China's strong recovery in seafood import demand. The decrease is due to market and internal factors, with pangasius exports to China experiencing a significant drop, impacting other products as well. However, dried anchovy and black tiger shrimp exports to China have seen increases. China's seafood imports for both export processing and domestic consumption increased in the first quarter of 2023, with a predicted increase in seafood consumption in 2023 due to the liberation of 1.4 billion people from foreign trade and Covid lockdowns.