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China can’t count on global markets for food security, Xi Jinping says
- The rice bowls of the Chinese people must be filled with Chinese grain, Chinese president tells national advisers
- He says the Chinese socialist system gives the country advantages, especially in contrast with the chaos in the West
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China’s president has underscored food security as a top priority, ordering greater self-reliance in food production to ensure the country’s development.
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Addressing national advisers in the agriculture, welfare and social security sectors on Sunday, Xi said there was no room for complacency in food security in the turbulent global climate and China could not rely on international markets.
“The world has entered a new era of turbulence and change which makes domestic reform and development a challenging task,” state broadcaster CCTV quoted Xi as telling the members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
“Vigilance in food security must not slacken, we must not think that food ceases being an issue after industrialisation, and we cannot count on international supplies to solve the problem.”
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He also credited the superiority of China’s socialist system with strategic advantages, especially in containing the Covid-19 pandemic and eliminating extreme poverty.
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“This [superiority] is even more evident when China’s governance is compared with the chaos in the West,” Xi said.
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