In September 2015, the China Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), stopped issuing import permits and allowing horses from the United States. Since that time, a division under the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has been working diligently to reach agreement on a new set of requirements to re-open the market. As part of this process, AQSIQ conducted an audit visit to assess the EIA situation in the U.S., specifical