China food security: agricultural corruption crackdown ‘far-reaching’, state broadcaster says
- Second episode of a four-part documentary series by state broadcaster CCTV addresses corruption, including wrongdoing related to China’s food security
- Episode, which aired on Sunday, highlights 1,011 cases of corruption and 1,367 officials being disciplined in the northernmost Heilongjiang province
A corruption crackdown in the agricultural sector of a key northernmost province has “far-reaching” significance when it comes to ensuring China’s food security, according to a four-part documentary series by state broadcaster CCTV.
A total of 1,011 cases of corruption have been filed and 1,367 officials in Heilongjiang province disciplined as of November, according to the second episode of the series produced by CCTV and China’s anti-corruption agency, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), which aired on Sunday.
The episode also highlighted vanity projects in Guizhou province, as well as renovation in the rural province of Sichuan.
Top officials in several grain bureaus and senior executives at trading companies were found to have abused their positions for profit and endangered food security, the documentary said.
[This is to ensure] reliable quality, safe storage, and the Chinese people’s own food supplies, and has far-reaching and important significance.
“After more than two years of investigations and corrections, the long-standing abuses in the field of grain purchase and sales have been rectified. Comprehensive and strict party governance has been advanced,” said CCDI inspector Liu Yifang.
“[This is to ensure] reliable quality, safe storage and the Chinese people’s own food supplies, and has far-reaching and important significance.”
