BEIJING: A rare public advisory by the Chinese government asking people to store essential daily necessities for “emergency needs” has sparked a potential food shortage, the outbreak of the new Covid-19 or a possible offensive by China to take over Taiwan. Worried about being
In a statement issued on Monday, the commerce ministry said it has issued an official notice to ensure stable supply and prices of vegetables and daily necessities during the upcoming winter and spring season. Global Times informed of.
At the end of the brief statement, the ministry said it “encourages households to store a certain amount of daily necessities according to their needs to meet daily and emergency needs.”
The rare public advice fueled speculation after it was widely posted on social media, while official media also began to highlight it on Tuesday, saying the public should not read too much into it or misinterpret the statement. Should not do.
The announcement from the ministry came amid rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait, rising vegetable prices and power shortages, the Global Times report said.
China is currently going through a sensitive political phase as it deals with the coronavirus spikes that have dented its zero covid policy in several cities, including Beijing. The deadly pandemic was first recorded in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019.
President’s repeated strong statements Xi Jinping The warning action to reunite the isolated island of Taiwan with the mainland also raised fears of imminent military action by Beijing, though he insisted on peaceful reunification in his recent speech.
China claims that Taiwan is part of it.
Beijing has intensified political rhetoric in support of an unprecedented attack by more than 200 military planes in Taiwan. air defense detection zone (Adiji) as the US increased its military aid, including first deploying some troops to the island to train the Taiwanese military.
state-run economic daily The paper said the commerce ministry’s suggestion was addressing the recent COVID-19 outbreak in the country, by reminding families if they need to undergo emergency quarantine.
In fact, the announcement targeted virus prevention and control measures, as the recent virus outbreak in China led to the temporary closure of some residential quarters, which may have caused inconvenience to affected homes, the Economic Daily said.
In the long run, the newspaper said, the release helps to raise awareness among the public about emergency management and to increase the stock of essential household emergency goods as an essential supplement to the national emergency system.
China’s food prices remain stable as the Consumer Price Index, the main gauge of inflation, rose 0.7 percent year-on-year in September, a smaller increase than figures for August, global relations The report said.
In a statement issued on Monday, the commerce ministry said it has issued an official notice to ensure stable supply and prices of vegetables and daily necessities during the upcoming winter and spring season. Global Times informed of.
At the end of the brief statement, the ministry said it “encourages households to store a certain amount of daily necessities according to their needs to meet daily and emergency needs.”
The rare public advice fueled speculation after it was widely posted on social media, while official media also began to highlight it on Tuesday, saying the public should not read too much into it or misinterpret the statement. Should not do.
The announcement from the ministry came amid rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait, rising vegetable prices and power shortages, the Global Times report said.
China is currently going through a sensitive political phase as it deals with the coronavirus spikes that have dented its zero covid policy in several cities, including Beijing. The deadly pandemic was first recorded in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019.
President’s repeated strong statements Xi Jinping The warning action to reunite the isolated island of Taiwan with the mainland also raised fears of imminent military action by Beijing, though he insisted on peaceful reunification in his recent speech.
China claims that Taiwan is part of it.
Beijing has intensified political rhetoric in support of an unprecedented attack by more than 200 military planes in Taiwan. air defense detection zone (Adiji) as the US increased its military aid, including first deploying some troops to the island to train the Taiwanese military.
state-run economic daily The paper said the commerce ministry’s suggestion was addressing the recent COVID-19 outbreak in the country, by reminding families if they need to undergo emergency quarantine.
In fact, the announcement targeted virus prevention and control measures, as the recent virus outbreak in China led to the temporary closure of some residential quarters, which may have caused inconvenience to affected homes, the Economic Daily said.
In the long run, the newspaper said, the release helps to raise awareness among the public about emergency management and to increase the stock of essential household emergency goods as an essential supplement to the national emergency system.
China’s food prices remain stable as the Consumer Price Index, the main gauge of inflation, rose 0.7 percent year-on-year in September, a smaller increase than figures for August, global relations The report said.
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