China has approved the imports of bananas and coffee beans from Honduras starting Tuesday, according to a notice issued by the General Administration of Customs.

Xu Baoyi, former deputy general manager of China Grain Reserves Group (Sinograin), was sentenced on Tuesday to 17 years in prison for taking bribes, dereliction of duty as personnel of state-owned enterprises, and insider trading.

China and Honduras on Monday issued a joint statement after the meeting of the two countries' leaders. The Honduran side firmly supports and adheres to the one-China principle, and resolutely opposes "Taiwan independence" in any form.