Dealing With Food Shortages, China Investigates Senior Officials

Dealing With Food Shortages, China Investigates Senior Officials
Yu Wuyang, an ethnic Dai farmer, picks corn in her cornfield at Nuodong village in Yunnan Province, China on July 13, 2019. Aly Song/Reuters
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Food shortages in China have scared the ruling communist regime, which announced on July 13 that two officials responsible for the nation’s food security are under investigation.

On July 9, leader Xi Jinping ordered the regime to make food supply concerns a national security issue while recent data has shown that China has been increasing grain imports which has pushed up global prices, impacting the food security of many poor regions.

Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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