May 9, 2014: New water crisis, China's bigger rice bowl, and more

Environmental Pollution and Health

Culture of secrecy behind China's pollution crisis, Chinadialogue

Powerful interest groups are holding back the transition to a more sustainable model by constraining the role of citizens

Now THAT'S a water cannon: Chinese city unveils mega spray that will squirt smog and pollution out of the sky, Dailymail

Smog and air pollution are lingering environmental problems in China.

Beijing’s DIY Clean Air Movement: If You Can’t Buy an Expensive Air Filter, Build One, Businessweek

On days when Beijing’s heavy air pollution is especially pungent, you can smell and taste the acridity—whether you’re outside on the street or inside most buildings. 

China fertile ground for green progress: report, Reuters

China's massive pollution problems have given rise to a new force of environmental campaigners, different politically from middle class activists in the West and potentially more effective in tackling climate change, new research finds.

China to cut capacity in polluting industries, Xinhuanet

Authorities across China should shut down production capacity in polluting industries, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said Thursday in a statement on its website.

What’s on Your Plates?

Climate justice, food justice, and diet are all intimately linked: Our food system is one of the largest contributors to climate change — a global transformation that will have the greatest negative impact in areas where people already struggle with food insecurity and where most of an estimated two billion more people will be added to the population by2050. 

Interview: Food industry plays key role in environmental protection: Italian expert, Xinhuanet

The food industry has a responsibility to get involved in environmental protection, an ecology expert told Xinhua during an international food fair that ended Thursday.

Grain, Poultry, Dairy and Food Security

A bigger rice bowl, Economist

A SEED of rice that could transform the developing world saved Asha Ram Pal’s farm in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in the summer of 2008.

Wheat vs. Rice: How China’s North-South Culinary Divide Shapes Personality， WSJ

In China, as in many countries, the north-south divide runs deep. People from the north are seen as hale and hearty, while southerners are often portrayed as cunning, cultured traders. Northerners are taller than southerners.

Water Crisis

Xinhua Insight: China faces another water pollution crisis, Xinhuanet

Another drinking water crisis emerged on Friday when abnormal water quality was detected in an east China city's Yangtze River water source.

China mulls amending water pollution law, Xinhuanet

China has included an amendment to the Law on the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution in its future lawmaking plan, according to a senior legislative official.

Energy Problems and Management

China to close more steel capacity, though still small fraction, Reuters

China has raised its target to close outdatedsteel smelting capacity to 28.7 million tonnes in 2014, the industry ministry said on Thursday, as it tries to rein in inefficient and polluting industries.

May 7, 2014: Beijing bans BBQ, China's new round of pork stockpiling, China grain export and more

Environmental Pollution and Health

Why China will fight for a global climate deal next year, Chinadialogue

China’s leaders know that an effective treaty on climate change in 2015 is essential to the country’s development, says IPCC China expert Wang Chunfeng

Chinese and US climate interests are converging, Chinadialogue

Bilateral climate change negotiations between China and the US are the most significant development since the Kyoto Protocol

Bottoms Up: Beijing Residents Mock Pollution with ‘Airpocalypse’ IPA, WSJ

Adam Goldstein was checking the Beijing air quality index on his iPad and laptop all day Saturday.

In Air Pollution Fight, Beijing Replaces BBQ With Burning Buses, WSJ

Beijing’s latest attempts to ban summer outdoor grilling as part of a fight against air pollution has claimed an unexpected casualty: buses.

Grain, Poultry, Dairy and Food Security

How WH Group made a pig’s breakfast of its IPO, chinaeconomicreview

Flogging pork to the Chinese should be an easy sell. Demand for the nation's favorite meat is so strong that it has reshaped the global pork trade over the past decade. 

China Launches New Round of Pork Stockpiling, WSJ

China's government opened a new round of buying for its pork reserves Wednesday, its second bid this year to lift prices for the country's favorite meat from their lowest levels in almost four years.

China lifts Virginia poultry ban, Meatpoultry

China is opening its markets to Virginia poultry after a seven-year ban. 

US beef industry eager for China to resume imports, chinadaily

Indications that US beef exports to China may resume this year after a decade-long ban positions US farmers and ranchers for a big windfall, a US beef-industry economist said.

U.S. soybean exports, global market still dependent on finicky China

On a volumetric basis, soybean exports have been the bright spot in an otherwise dismal export picture for grains and oilseeds.

HK bans import of poultry products from South Korea, xinhuanet

Hong Kong's Center for Food Safety of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced on Wednesday that the import of poultry meat and products, including poultry eggs from South Korea will be banned with immediate effect for the protection of Hong Kong's public and animal health.

USDA-Agribusiness Trade Mission to Northwest China, ESMEF

Places are still available on the U.S.-Northeast China Agribusiness Trade Mission (ATM), May 5-9, 2014, to Dalian, Shenyang, and Changchun. U.S. agribusinesses are invited to apply to participate in the mission.

Water Crisis

Chinese countryside facing more serious drinking water crisis than cities, Chinadialogue

Pollution scandals in Lanzhou and Wuhan have cast fresh doubt on China’s ability to provide clean drinking water to citizens in other parts of the country

  

Global Trade

China Exports to Recover, But Hardly, WSJ

China’s exports will still drop in April, but not as sharply as in March, suggesting modest improvement but no dramatic turnaround in the trade picture, economists said in advance of Thursday’s release of monthly data.

Russia/China Actions Renew Debate on Science-based Trade, USMEF

The big news in the meat industry in recent weeks has involved two of our leading export markets, Russia and China. 

May 6, 2014: Dairy import gets tougher, Water crisis Renewable energy surge slow in China and more...

Environmental Pollution and Health

China on the Mekong: trade and tourism, Chinadialogue

A river freighter flying a Laotian flag chugs gently upstream towards China as the morning sky erupts in colour. It’s the start of another day in the “Golden Triangle” at the nexus of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos, just south of China on the Mekong River.

Beijing Kebab Vendors Among List of Polluters Hit With Fines

China has engaged in a “war against pollution,” as Prime Minister Li Keqiang has said. And in the trenches on the enemy side are legions of roadside kebab vendors, if one takes Beijing officials at their word.

China’s mega-cities are combining into mega-regions, and they’re doing it all wrong

You may never have heard of the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, but by some measures it is one of the largest and fastest-growing cities in the world, with an official population of 29 million—about the same as Saudi Arabia—and unofficial population of 32 million or more.

Green funds in Taiwan, China to show upturn, wantchinatimes

As authorities on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are becoming more aware of environmental issues, a ream of new policies on the environment and new energy have sprouted up in China and Taiwan,..

China pays heavy price to become 'world's largest economy', wantchinatimes

Amid the sense of achievement over China's potentially imminent arrival at the No.1 economy in the world this year, many economists in the country are questioning whether it was worth the price after analyzing the figures from the angle of purchasing power parity.

Grain, Poultry, Dairy and Food Security

China Focus: China's dairies facing fierce competition, Xinhuanet

China's dairy enterprises, especially infant formula makers, are bracing themselves for intense rivalry with foreign counterparts following the country's new regulation to streamline imported dairy products.

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China tightens controls on imports of baby formula, Asia@Pacific

 China has tightened controls on imports of infant formula in a move an industry official in New Zealand, a major supplier, said might block some products.

Spat Over ‘Stolen’ GMO Seeds Touches Nerves in China， WSJ

A war of words in China has reignited public debate over just how far genetically modified food — still mostly illegal here — has already infiltrated the country.

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Oversight of GM crop samples to be boosted, chinadaily

Genetically modified food research groups in China will strengthen supervision of GM samples following an alleged case of theft at a research base in Hainan province on April 11.

Water Crisis

China’s Environmental Crisis in a Small Bottle of Black River Water, theepochtimes

Mrs. Chen, a resident of Huaian City, was distinctly out of place on the “Government Hotline” television program broadcast from Jiangsu Province late last month. 

China fights for safe rural drinking water, xinhuanet

China must work harder to ensure safe drinking water in rural areas, where about 110 million people still lack clean drinking water, the Ministry of Water Resources said Tuesday.

Energy Problems and management

Renewable-energy surge slow to wean China off coal, seattletimes

China now leads the world in development of renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar. It’s still unclear whether that will pay off in serious cuts in coal use and a reduction in China’s surging carbon emissions.

May 5, 2014: Pollution travel around the world, Chinese new environmental fines and more

Environmental Pollution and Health

Beijing outer expressway ring to be completed by 2016, wantchinatimes

A 940-km expressway ring surrounding Beijing will be completed by 2016 to reduce pollution of vehicles passing through the Chinese capital and boost regional development.

Southcentral Alaska skies clouded with Chinese pollution

The air over Alaska's largest city was looking all too much like Los Angeles on Saturday thanks to the Chinese.

Tough new pollution law wields big sticks, shanghaidaily

AFTER some twists and turns, China’s so-called “strictest” environmental protection law has finally been adopted.

Beijing ramps up ‘war on pollution’ with record number of fines, scmp

Authorities in the Chinese capital fined 652 industrial facilities for breaching environmental regulations in the first four months of the year as it stepped up efforts to fight pollution.

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China handles 66 environmental violation tip-offs, xinhuanet

Grain, Poultry, Dairy and Food Security

Taiwan seeks radiation tests with Japanese food imports, Wantchinatimes

Taiwan will begin negotiations with Japan to obtain certificates of origin and radiation test results for Japanese food imports, the country's Food and Drug Administration officials said Thursday.

We must be alert to the new age of food crime, theguadian

Food fraud is a growing problem that will prove fatal unless we ask more questions about what we are served

Energy Problems and Management

Slow coal demand dragging down Shanxi economy, ECNS

The sluggish coal market has dragged down the economy of North China's Shanxi Province, the major coal-producing province said on Sunday.

China’s thirsty coal industry guzzles precious water, seattletimes

Plants turning coal into gas, chemicals and electricity are sucking up vast amounts of water in a nation already struggling with serious shortages. That threatens many communities and could crimp the industry’s plans for expansion.

May 2, 2014: China new fossil-fuel plants, tap water crisis and more

Environmental Pollution and Health

Russian gas to clean up China's air?， Chinadialogue

China is set to boost gas imports to help tackle air pollution, but risks inflicting environmental damage in sensitive regions including the Arctic

Energy Problems and Management

China slashes spending on new fossil-fuel power plants, SMH

China added nearly 40 per cent less coal- and gas-fired power capacity in the first quarter than it did a year ago mainly due to stronger pollution controls and slower economic growth, a senior government advisor said on Wednesday.

Grain, Poultry, Dairy and Food Security

50% of China's tap water fails national pollution standards, wantchinatimes

China's water quality continues to deteriorate, with 50% of the tap water in cities across the country not meeting national pollution standards, reports Guangzhou's 21st Century Business Herald.

Tmall Pork Promotion Draws Rave Reviews in China

A recent online promotion for U.S. pork conducted with China’s B2C marketplace Tmall.com drew rave reviews from Chinese consumers and strong results for U.S. pork suppliers.

May 1, 2014: Rapid and unsustainable development caused China face severe environmental problems

Environmental Pollution and Health

Film: How China became the world's rubbish dump, Chinadialogue

A new documentary about plastic reveals how China has become the world’s dumping ground

China says could add big-polluting regions to carbon market, Planetark

China is developing plans to expand its pilot carbon trading schemes into more of its key industrial regions, a top climate official said, as the country continues its drive to curb emissions.

Trade

Will ‘Mega-Trader’ China Turn Into a Free Trader?， WSJ

For more than a decade, China has been accused of one protectionist move after another: subsidizing state-owned firms, blocking imports, manipulating currency. Just yesterday, the U.S. Trade Representative put China, once again, on its “Priority Watch List” for ripping off intellectual property.

Train service boosts China's exports to Europe, Wantchinatimes

A cargo train connection between Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province, and Lodz in Poland has become a welcomed logistic route for China's trade with Europe after one year in operation.

Water Crisis

El Nino seen exacerbating drought in south-east Asia, SMH

The most-severe drought in 17 years is threatening supplies of palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's biggest producers, and forecasters say an El Nino weather pattern this year may cause even more damage.

Grain, Poultry, Dairy and Food Security

China's food quality at risk from pollution

CHINA released a report on April 17 which disclosed that 16.1 per cent of the country's soil and nearly one-fifth of its arable land was contaminated, largely by heavy metals such as cadmium, nickel and arsenic.

Energy Problem and Cooperation

Mid-West International Mining Forum of Australia kicks off in Perth, Wantchinatimes

 Mid-West International Mining Forum of Australia kicked off in Perth on Thursday and " Partnerships&Possibilities" is the theme for this year.

China slashes spending on new fossil-fuel power plants

China added nearly 40 per cent less coal- and gas-fired power capacity in the first quarter than it did a year ago mainly due to stronger pollution controls and slower economic growth, a senior government advisor said on Wednesday.

April 30, 2014: China's drop in new thermal power pinned on economy, war on pollution and More

Environmental Pollution and Health

Global warming vs Hong Kong. South China Morning Post

A big question hanging over Hong Kong's bid to import mainland power? Climate change. 

China Voice: New environmental law needs thorough enforcement, Xinhuanet

 It's only been a few days since revisions were made to China's environmental protection law, and already questions about how the law will be implemented are being asked.

Relate:

Experts hail revised environmental law, stress enforcement, Xinhuanet

Stronger enforcement won't be enough to solve China's environment and health problems, Chinadialogue

Real progress in improving China's health and environment will take integrated policies that address regional differences and inequalities, say Jennifer Holdaway and Wang Wuyi

How does environmental pollution and management influence supply chain model

China's drop in new thermal power pinned on economy, war on pollution， Reuters

China added nearly 40 percent less coal- and gas-fired power capacity in the first quarter than it did a year ago mainly due to stronger pollution controls and slower economic growth, a senior government advisor said on Wednesday.

April 29, 2014: China, S.Korea and Japan to tackle ultrafine dust together, China returns U.S. transgenic corn and More

Environmental Pollution and Health

Xinhua Insight: New law invigorates China's environmental NGOs, Xinhuanet

China's new environment law encourages non-government organizations (NGOs) to file suit against environmental destruction, but enforcement and litigation costs remain grey areas.

Xinhua Insight: No sure cure for China's soil pollution, Xinhuanet

Rolling up a sleeve, 76-year-old Hu Lanzhen exposed her left arm, which was covered in brown flecks.

China, S.Korea and Japan's environment ministers discuss jointly response to air pollution, Xinhuanet

Environment ministers from China, South Korea and Japan on Tuesday discussed jointly response to common environmental challenges in Northeast Asia, stressing further strengthening of joint efforts to prevent and control air pollution.

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Korea, China, Japan agree to tackle ultrafine dust

Implementation of China's environmental law vital: vice minister, Xinhuanet

Vice minister for the environment Pan Yue on Monday described new environmental protection laws as powerful tools against pollution, but warned of challenges in implementation.

Global Trade

China Has Accomplished Something In Global Trade Not Seen Since Colonial Britain, business insider

China’s exports and imports of goods amounted to $4.16 trillion in 2013, topping the US for the first time.

Grain, Poultry, Dairy and Food Security

China returns U.S. transgenic corn, Xinhuanet

China has returned over one million tonnes of maize imported from the United States that contained an unapproved transgenic component, the country's leading quality watchdog announced on Tuesday.

Food documentary resonates emotionally, Xinhuanet

A Chinese documentary series "A Bite of China II" - a sequel to the 2012 hit "A Bite of China" - has insighted widespread nostaligia for hometown tastes.

50% of China's tap water fails national pollution standards, Wantchinatimes

China's water quality continues to deteriorate, with 50% of the tap water in cities across the country not meeting national pollution standards, reports Guangzhou's 21st Century Business Herald.

China vies for Harvey Beef

Chinese interests have entered the race for the State's biggest beef producer in a move that could see WA-based Craig Mostyn Group pipped at the post after months of sale negotiations.

China agricultural outlook released, with feed production expected to grow 2.3% annually

The 2014 China Agriculture Outlook Conference was held in Beijing on April, 20. The Conference was hosted by the Agricultural Information Institute (AII) of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS).

Pulled pork: WH Group cancels Hong Kong float plans, BBC

Chinese pork firm WH Group has cancelled plans to float in Hong Kong, blaming "deteriorating market conditions" and "excessive market volatility".

California air quality regulators give truckers more time to meet smog standards

In a move that is likely to have have negative health consequences for some, the California Air Resources Board has delayed new rules to clean up the state's diesel truck fleet.

"We understand that cleaning up trucks is expensive, but somebody has to pay," said Pamela Tapia, a community college student from Oakland with asthma. "Right now we're paying with our health and that's not right." 

Unfortunately, this isn't the first delay, and this one was opposed by many truckers.

For news of what happened, and why it shouldn't have, read the L.A. Times article below, and the blog post by Moving Forward Network participant and NRDC Senior Scientist Diane Bailey.

April 28, 2014: "China stealing U.S. chicken industry" China's new urbanization plan impacts U.S. coal industry

Environmental Pollution and Health

New environmental law targets China’s local officials, Chinadialogue

By raising the costs of bad behaviour, China’s new law could push local governments to focus on ecological protection

Sweeping new Chinese laws hope to tackle mounting pollution problems

China’s lawmakers approved sweeping new environmental protections this week amid mounting concerns over pollution poisoning the nation’s air, water and soil.

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Officials ‘turn blind eye to polluters’ ShanghaiDaily

Eating less beef could dramatically cut farming emissions: report， Xinhuanet

Global carbon emissions from agriculture can be reduced by 50 to 90 percent by 2030 using strategies including eating less beef, reducing food waste and managing soil nutrients better, according to a report released Friday by Climate Focus and California Environmental Associates.

Related:

Halving meat and dairy consumption could slash farming emissions

Trade

China Stealing U.S. Chicken Industry

Last August, the U.S. won a WTO dispute about high Chinese chicken tariffs.  

Grain, Poultry, Dairy and Food Security

Corn industry suffers amid China’s GMO concerns

China’s decision to effectively halt shipments of U.S. corn is unlikely to cause lasting economic harm to South Dakota and other Midwest corn producers, with farm groups and commodity analysts seeing the trade skirmish as a short-term annoyance for America, the world’s largest corn exporter.

China to become top corn importer in 2020, FT

China becoming the world’s largest corn importer has always been a question of when, not if – a point underlined by the recent forecasts from the US Department of Agriculture.

How does environmental pollution and management influence supply chain model

How China’s New Urbanization Plan Impacts America’s Coal Industry

That being said, Peabody Energy sees some positives on the horizon, specifically China's new urbanization plan, which should lead to rising coal prices in the future.

April 25, 2014: China's New Environmental Law, Stricter Recycling Standards for U.S and more

Environmental Pollution and Health

China Lawmakers Take On Biggest Pollution Curbs in 25 Years (2), Bloomgerg

China passed the biggest changes to its environmental protection laws in 25 years, outlining plans to punish polluters more severely as leaders work to limit contaminated water, air and soil linked to economic growth.

The three-year battle for China’s new environmental law, Chinadialogue

The Environmental Protection Law provides the authorities with powerful instruments to lead China into a cleaner future

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China changes environment law, allowing unlimited fines against persistent polluters, dailyjournal

EU, China strengthen cooperation in climate change, Peopledaily

It is very encouraging to see that many policies in China has been focused on the environmental issues like low carbon economy, green development and renewable material, said EU commissioner for climate action Connie Hedegaard. 

Trade

Stricter recycling standards on their way, North jersey

The Green Fence is a policy instituted by China in February of last year that imposed stricter standards on recycled materials imported from the United States.

Grain, Poultry, Dairy and Food Security

After ‘Cadmium Rice,’ now ‘Lead’ and ‘Arsenic Rice’,NYtimes

Soil in China’s leading rice-producing region shows high levels of heavy metal contamination, in a study that suggests that the proximity of mining and industry to agricultural areas is posing serious threats to the country’s food chain.

How does environmental pollution influences supply chain model

Electric bicycles moving from niche to mainstream， Chinadialogue

A growing interest in electric bicycles has seen car companies, including BMW, Kia and Daimler AG, entering the e-bike market

Daily News April 22, 2014

Environmental Pollution and Health

China Revises 25-Year Environment Law as Pollution Chokes Nation, IBTimes

Beijing has passed amendments to China's 25-year old environmental protection law that will now target polluters in the world's biggest carbon emitter with tougher penalties.

Related:

China's legislature adopts revised Environmental Protection Law

Water Crisis

Copper mine wastewater contaminates NW China river， Xinhuanet

A wastewater leak from a copper mine has contaminated a river and nearby grassland in northwest China's Qinghai Province, government authorities said on Thursday.

Northwestern Chinese City Counts Cost of Major Water Pollution Scandal

Residents of Lanzhou, Gansu Province, are angry to learn their water supply facilities ran through an area contaminated by a petrochemical plant

Pollution stops water supply in Wuhan, 300,000 people affected, Wantchinatimes

Two major water suppliers in a central China city have halted production following water contamination in a local river on Wednesday, affecting more than 300,000 people, local authorities said.

Energy Development and Problem

Industry skeptical about shipping refined oil to Asia, vancouversun

 Economics challenging, and Asia looking for raw bitumen, analysts say

China to embrace third-gen nuclear tech in new plants, wantchinatimes

On top of a proposal to resume nuclear power construction projects in eastern China, Premier Li Keqiang has unveiled plan to substitute concentrated high-efficiency utilization of coal for general utilization, for the sake of combating air pollution.

Daily News April 23, 2014

Environmental Pollution and Health

China now on track to meet 2015 emissions targets -state planner, Reuters

China is now back on track to meet a series of mandatory targets to cut pollution and improve energy efficiency by 2015, after falling behind expectations due to strong economic growth over 2011-12, a state planning agency official said on Wednesday.

Water Crisis

China’s Water Glass More Than Half Polluted, Report Says, WSJ

Fresh off an official report that confirmed long-held fears over the state of China’s soil, new government figures show the majority of the country’s water remains polluted despite billions of dollars spent trying to clean it up.

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60% Of China's Underground Water Is Too Polluted To Drink, businessinsider

Grain, Poultry, Dairy and Food Security

China: Online U.S. Pork Promotion Goes Live on TMall.com

A new online commercial pork site opened this week and operated by China’s business-to-consumer market leader, TMall.com, is promising nationwide delivery of eight U.S. pork items within 24 to 48 hours at discounts ranging up to 60 percent during a site-opening seven-day sale.

Energy Development and Problem

China to raise natural gas supply, Xinhuanet

BEIJING, April 23 (Xinhua) -- China will raise its natural gas supply to as much as 420 billion cubic meters per year by 2020 amid rising demand due to urbanization, a government statement said on Wednesday.

How does environmental pollution influences supply chain model

China Accelerates Plans for Environmental Taxes, Moves to Cut Emissions From Coal, Bloomberg

China will speed up the development of environmental tax legislation that could penalize heavy polluters to help the central government pay for programs to address air, soil and water pollution, said a report from the State Council, China's top decision-making body.  

China carbon cash party over as U.N. credit stream dries up, Reuters

Revenues for China's biggest sellers of U.N.-issued carbon credits shrunk last year to a tenth of 2012 values, choking off billions of dollars flowing to clean energy projects in the world's top carbon-emitter.

Daily News April 22, 2014

Environmental Pollution and Health

China's new environment law submitted to parliament

Amendments to China's 1989 environmental protection law that will mean stiffer punishments for polluters have been submitted to the country's parliament for deliberation, official news agency Xinhua reported late on Monday.

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Environmental law amendment ready for vote: lawmakers, Xinhuanet

China's planned urban growth bodes ill for environment, Latimes

A plan to shift 250 million rural Chinese to cities must be accompanied by environmental protection measures.

Environmental Pressures on China’s Changing Cities and Countryside, Wilsoncenter

China’s urban and rural areas are rapidly changing and are facing dire resource constraints. Cities and countryside both contribute to and are vulnerable to water pollution and scarcity, particularly in China’s dry north. 

Grain, Poultry, Dairy and Food Security

China to maintain high grain output for 2014-2023， Wantchinatimes

China will maintain a high rate of self-sufficiency in major grain output and realize the food security target for the next ten years, according to an official report published Sunday.

China's unmanned submersible ready for deep waters, Xinhuanet

An unmanned submersible has passed its final field test, marking another step in China's drive to explore deep sea resources.

U.S. Pork Promotion Draws Attention of Chinese Consumers’

A recent online promotion for United States pork that the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) conducted with China’s leading business-to-consumer platform,Tmall.com, drew rave reviews from Chinese consumers and strong results for U.S. pork suppliers, according to USMEF reports.

China's MIR 162 Rejection Has Significant Impact on U.S. Grain Sector

Study estimates at least $1 billion in economic losses following trade disruption due to detection of unapproved biotech traits in U.S. corn exports to China; more losses expected

GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY: DEBUNKING THE ‘CHINA THREAT’ NARRATIVE – ANALYSIS

Playing up the China threat narrative is rather misguided and unhelpful to global food security discourse.

Energy Development and Problem

Obama again puts politics ahead of Keystone XL approval, Dallasnews

Eventually, Canada will tire of presidential obfuscation and build a pipeline to a Canadian port. From there, they’ll ship oil to China and India, cutting out U.S. refineries — and the jobs they provide.

China's energy revolution

Emerging economies, especially China, will have a particularly significant impact on world energy both in terms of scale and pace.

How does environmental pollution influences supply chain model

China is spreading the use of insurance to cope with climate change damage, eenews

 China is the world's second-largest agricultural insurance market after the United States by premium income, and it is scrambling to spread the use of climate-related insurance into other sectors.

Daily News April 21, 2014

Environmental Pollution and Health

2 Charts That Put the Chinese Pollution Crisis in Perspective, theatlantic

No one now alive has experienced anything similar in North America or Europe, except in the middle of a forest fire or a volcanic eruption.

China's top legislature opens bimonthly session, Xinhuanet

 A bimonthly session of China's top legislature opened on Monday as lawmakers looked to amend laws on environmental protection and the government's budget.

Pollution in cities is becoming a political issue

Now what may become the world’s first city with the word in its name is beginning to take shape in the unlikely setting of a smog-shrouded expanse of salty mud on the northern Chinese coast.

Water Crisis

China's Water Is Worse Than Its Air, Bloomberg

In recent months, Chinese leaders have pledged drastic steps to clear their nation’s smog-choked air. 

Over 280 Million Chinese People Exposed To Unsafe Drinking Water, NTD

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Ministry of Environmental Protection reported that 280 million Chinese are exposed to polluted drinking water.

Grain, Poultry, Dairy and Food Security

Seafood study: Up to 32 percent imported to U.S. is caught illegally, Washingtonpost

A new study that examined illegal and unreported marine harvests brought into the United States found that some fish shouldn’t be on U.S. tables. Up to 32 percent of imported wild shrimp, crab, salmon, pollock, tuna and other catch is poached, according to the study.

GM food's fate in China uncertain, Wantchinatimes

In November of 2013, China rejected imports of 600,000 tonnes of US-grown corn on the grounds they it was a genetically modified food not approved in China.

Food additive scandal scares public yet again, Wantchinatimes

Food safety is raising eyebrows among the Chinese public once again, after a family-run workshop in east China was exposed to be selling duck blood made with banned additives.

Energy Development and Problem

China eyes new energy projects for greener development, CNTV

China will launch a number of major projects to restructure its energy layout and achieve a greener development with cleaner energy.

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Nuclear power capacity in China to reach 88 GW by 2020, Wantchinatimes

Major projects to ensure power supply in coastal areas, boost economic growth, Chinadaily

A nuclear solution to smog, NST

'Solar chimneys' may help solve China's energy woes, SCMP

Convection devices the size of skyscrapers generate electricity by heating air inside

How does environmental pollution influences supply chain model

China Focus: "Green business" to tackle China's pollution problems, Xinhuanet

China faces severe environmental tasks but there are opportunities for companies to become more sustainable in the way they operate, delegates at a summit on "green business" said on Monday.