Development of China as the world's largest reprocessing centre of frozen fish products and future challenges for the industry

摘要

As an overseas Chinese operating in China for over 20 years, Mr Ng provides a firsthand account of the development of China's seafood processing industry in the recent decades as the country makes its transition from a planned economy into a market-economy. The factors that have shaped China's seafood processing industry are discussed, including its dynamics with other seafood-producing nations, early difficulties and the perception problems faced. The various factors contributing to China's rise asthe world's largest reprocessing centre for frozen fish products are also discussed. Against the key trends defining the general landscape of the global seafood industry, the increasingly complex challenges faced by China's frozen fish reprocessing industry are reviewed.