Trade official says Portugal to sell China more wine, fruit

Portuguese Trade and Investment Agency President Luís Castro Henriques has said his country will sell China more consumer goods, including wine, fruit and furniture, to meet demand there, the 21st Century Business Herald reports.

The Chinese newspaper quotes Mr Henriques as saying annual growth in the value of Portuguese exports to China of clothes and shoes may reach at least 10 percent in future.

Mr Henriques said Chinese had already invested a lot of money in the energy, finance and healthcare industries in Portugal, and in Portuguese property, and that they would invest more in the automobile, auto parts, metals, machinery and food industries in due course.

Portugal welcomes more Chinese investment, which may help the country become more competitive internationally, the 21st Century Business Herald quotes Mr Henriques as saying.