China’s Communist Party Blames Imported Food for Recent COVID-19 Surges

China’s Communist Party Blames Imported Food for Recent COVID-19 Surges
A cargo ship loaded with containers makes its way to a port in Qingdao city, Shandong Province, China, on Jan. 14, 2020. AFP via Getty Images
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The news of “positive nucleic acid tests on imported food packaging” has appeared frequently lately on mainland Chinese media.

State-approved “experts” quoted by the media have given different opinions on the risk of contracting the virus from imported goods, causing confusion and panic among the people and huge losses for import businesses.