Beijing to launch price freezes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7004218.stm
The above mentioned BBC website and article contains a look at the continued problems that the PRC has faced due to inflation. While the article is interesting in and of itself the last paragraph presents an even bigger dilema for a population well over a billion people. "The Chinese government has moved quickly to stamp out the problem, but pork imports have surged as domestic supplies try to recover." This paragraph is in reference to the traditional appeal of pork and chicken products that are preffered by Chinese consumers and the Blue-ear disease that has taken a toll on the pork population of China, thus increasing imports of pork. Interestingly, understanding that major fluctuations in food supply could undermine the Chinese Communist governemnts rule might help other countires around the world find new and better ways to deal with the major economic import/export deficits that many face with China today.
The above mentioned BBC website and article contains a look at the continued problems that the PRC has faced due to inflation. While the article is interesting in and of itself the last paragraph presents an even bigger dilema for a population well over a billion people. "The Chinese government has moved quickly to stamp out the problem, but pork imports have surged as domestic supplies try to recover." This paragraph is in reference to the traditional appeal of pork and chicken products that are preffered by Chinese consumers and the Blue-ear disease that has taken a toll on the pork population of China, thus increasing imports of pork. Interestingly, understanding that major fluctuations in food supply could undermine the Chinese Communist governemnts rule might help other countires around the world find new and better ways to deal with the major economic import/export deficits that many face with China today.
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