Visitors browse Kenyan products at the 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha, Central China"s Hunan Province on June 15, 2025. Photo: VCG

　　Editor"s Note:

　　High-end ingredients that were once largely imported are now made in China and gradually moving from China into global markets. Meanwhile, as trade and economic cooperation deepens, distinctive foods from around the world are entering China at an accelerating pace and winning growing favor among consumers. "Chinese flavors" are increasingly becoming an active presence on the global consumption stage, while China"s dining table draws cuisines from across the world. This two-way flow across mountains and oceans is not merely a meeting of tastes between China and the world, but also a vivid illustration of how China"s vast market is sharing development opportunities globally. This is the second installment of the series.

　　At dawn on the Indian Ocean, fishermen near Shimoni town in Kenya"s Kwale County head out for the day"s catch. Once hauled ashore, wild anchovies are swiftly sent to nearby processing sites for export to China, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

　　In the eyes of local residents, anchovies — the small, silvery fish — are nutrient rich and widely consumed. After the morning"s catch arrives, Kenyan workers clean, process, sun-dry and sort the fish, storing qualified batches in cold facilities before they are shipped to China, where they are processed into dried anchovy products, according to Xinhua.