
China Stories [The World of Chinese] Unnatural selection
Feb 5, 2021
16:35
When China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) released a list of 192 genetically modified (GM) food strains awaiting biosafety certification in December last year, the reaction was predictably hostile.
“Reject GM food!” read a comment on microblog platform Weibo, with nearly 5,000 “likes.” “GMO agriculture in China must be totally prohibited!” read another. And finally, “Ban GM crops from entering China’s territory! We must be healthy! We love our land!”
Read the article by Sam Davies: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2020/05/unnatural-selection/
Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.
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