CHANGSHA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- China has imported its first dried chili peppers from Africa, with 200 kg of these products shipped from Rwanda to the central Chinese city of Changsha, local customs said Wednesday.

On Wednesday, customs authorities in Changsha, capital of Hunan Province, issued an inspection and quarantine certificate to GK international for the batch of imports.

"The imported 200 kg of dried chilies will be sold to dealers and then given to customers and food processing plants as samples," said Yu Jian, chairman of GK International in Hunan, the importer.

According to the contract, the supplier in Rwanda will export 50,000 tonnes of dried chili peppers to Hunan Province within five years, and the trade can be settled in the Chinese currency, renminbi, Yu said.

(source:   Xinhua)