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China's Population Shrinking For The First Time In 60 Years. Here's Why
The last time China's population declined was in 1960, as the country battled the worst famine in its modern history, caused by the disastrous Mao Zedong agricultural policy known as the Great Leap Forward.
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"Crimes Against Humanity": UN On Minorities Doing Forced Labour In China
Minorities have been drafted into forced labour in China's Xinjiang region in sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing, a report by an independent UN expert has concluded, in what it said could amount to "enslavement as a crime against humanity"
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Builders Let Farmers Pay For Homes In Watermelons, Peaches In China
Struggling developers in China have started taking payment for homes in watermelons, peaches and other agricultural produce as they attempt to lure buyers deterred by a property market slump, state media reported.
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Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Touring Dutch Research Institutes to Pursue Interest in Agriculture Technology: Report
Jack Ma has been touring Dutch research institutions to pursue his interests in agriculture technology, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported, quoting people familiar with his trip.
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Chinese Court Jails Beijing Critic Billionaire Sun Dawu For "Provoking Trouble"
A Chinese court sentenced agricultural tycoon Sun Dawu to 18 years imprisonment on Wednesday for a catalogue of crimes including "provoking trouble" after the outspoken billionaire and grassroots rights supporter was tried in secret.
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On TikTok, Livestreaming Farmers Earn Millions From Fruit
In 2018, village-born Jin Guowei was knee-deep in debt and peddling fruit to tourists in the streets of Lijiang, Yunnan.
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Beijing Wholesale Market Temporarily Shut Over New COVID-19 Cases
Authorities in Beijing have temporarily shut a major wholesale agricultural market following a rise in locally transmitted novel coronavirus infections in China's capital city over the past two days.
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Trump To Announce Plan To Boost Biofuel Demand Soon: U.S. Agriculture Secretary
U.S. President Donald Trump will announce a plan to boost demand for biofuels within weeks, his secretary of agriculture said on Wednesday, as the administration seeks to assuage farmers angered by its expanded use of oil refinery waivers. The spat over the waivers has left the White House caught between the oil industry, which wants its refineries...
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China Importers Seek To Lift Tariffs On US Farm Goods: Reports
Chinese importers are applying to their government to lift tariffs on some US agricultural imports, state media reported on Sunday, three weeks after the two sides reached a truce in their trade war.
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New African Swine Fever Bursts On Farm In Beijing With Nearly 10,000 Pigs
China's agriculture ministry said today it has confirmed a new African swine fever outbreak on a farm in capital city Beijing, as well as two other outbreaks in Shaanxi and Heilongjiang provinces.
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China Bridge Construction Kills 6,000 Rare Fish, Work Stopped: Report
China has halted construction of a bridge in the province of Hubei after it was said to have caused the death of around 6,000 critically endangered Chinese sturgeon, the China Daily said, citing the agriculture ministry.
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India Voices Concern To China Over Mounting Trade Deficit
India on Tuesday voiced its concern to China over the large trade deficit with it which has climbed to over USD 51 billion, and underlined the need to boost bilateral trade in IT services, agriculture products, pharmaceuticals and tourism sectors in which it has proven strength and global presence but miniscule presence in Beijing.
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Third African Swine Fever Outbreak In A Month, China's Hog Herd Infected
China's ministry of agriculture today said hogs had died from African swine fever in the eastern city of Lianyungang, the third outbreak this month, as the highly-contagious disease threatened to spread through the world's biggest pig herd.
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US Gets Hit By China With The Global Trade Rules It Rewrote
The Chinese government designed its first concrete response to President Donald Trump's recent wave of protectionist policies to inflict noticeable political and economic pain upon the United States while remaining within the bounds of global trade rules.
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Agriculture Minister, Roasted For Yoga Amid Crisis, Cancels China Trip
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has announced that he had put off his China visit beginning tomorrow in view of the ongoing farmers' agitation. Mr Singh had been criticised by the opposition for participating in Ramdev's yoga camp last week a day after five farmers died in police firing in Madhya Pradesh.
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China's Population Shrinking For The First Time In 60 Years. Here's Why
The last time China's population declined was in 1960, as the country battled the worst famine in its modern history, caused by the disastrous Mao Zedong agricultural policy known as the Great Leap Forward.
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"Crimes Against Humanity": UN On Minorities Doing Forced Labour In China
Minorities have been drafted into forced labour in China's Xinjiang region in sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing, a report by an independent UN expert has concluded, in what it said could amount to "enslavement as a crime against humanity"
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Builders Let Farmers Pay For Homes In Watermelons, Peaches In China
Struggling developers in China have started taking payment for homes in watermelons, peaches and other agricultural produce as they attempt to lure buyers deterred by a property market slump, state media reported.
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Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Touring Dutch Research Institutes to Pursue Interest in Agriculture Technology: Report
Jack Ma has been touring Dutch research institutions to pursue his interests in agriculture technology, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported, quoting people familiar with his trip.
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Chinese Court Jails Beijing Critic Billionaire Sun Dawu For "Provoking Trouble"
A Chinese court sentenced agricultural tycoon Sun Dawu to 18 years imprisonment on Wednesday for a catalogue of crimes including "provoking trouble" after the outspoken billionaire and grassroots rights supporter was tried in secret.
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On TikTok, Livestreaming Farmers Earn Millions From Fruit
In 2018, village-born Jin Guowei was knee-deep in debt and peddling fruit to tourists in the streets of Lijiang, Yunnan.
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Beijing Wholesale Market Temporarily Shut Over New COVID-19 Cases
Authorities in Beijing have temporarily shut a major wholesale agricultural market following a rise in locally transmitted novel coronavirus infections in China's capital city over the past two days.
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Trump To Announce Plan To Boost Biofuel Demand Soon: U.S. Agriculture Secretary
U.S. President Donald Trump will announce a plan to boost demand for biofuels within weeks, his secretary of agriculture said on Wednesday, as the administration seeks to assuage farmers angered by its expanded use of oil refinery waivers. The spat over the waivers has left the White House caught between the oil industry, which wants its refineries...
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China Importers Seek To Lift Tariffs On US Farm Goods: Reports
Chinese importers are applying to their government to lift tariffs on some US agricultural imports, state media reported on Sunday, three weeks after the two sides reached a truce in their trade war.
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New African Swine Fever Bursts On Farm In Beijing With Nearly 10,000 Pigs
China's agriculture ministry said today it has confirmed a new African swine fever outbreak on a farm in capital city Beijing, as well as two other outbreaks in Shaanxi and Heilongjiang provinces.
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China Bridge Construction Kills 6,000 Rare Fish, Work Stopped: Report
China has halted construction of a bridge in the province of Hubei after it was said to have caused the death of around 6,000 critically endangered Chinese sturgeon, the China Daily said, citing the agriculture ministry.
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India Voices Concern To China Over Mounting Trade Deficit
India on Tuesday voiced its concern to China over the large trade deficit with it which has climbed to over USD 51 billion, and underlined the need to boost bilateral trade in IT services, agriculture products, pharmaceuticals and tourism sectors in which it has proven strength and global presence but miniscule presence in Beijing.
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Third African Swine Fever Outbreak In A Month, China's Hog Herd Infected
China's ministry of agriculture today said hogs had died from African swine fever in the eastern city of Lianyungang, the third outbreak this month, as the highly-contagious disease threatened to spread through the world's biggest pig herd.
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US Gets Hit By China With The Global Trade Rules It Rewrote
The Chinese government designed its first concrete response to President Donald Trump's recent wave of protectionist policies to inflict noticeable political and economic pain upon the United States while remaining within the bounds of global trade rules.
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Agriculture Minister, Roasted For Yoga Amid Crisis, Cancels China Trip
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has announced that he had put off his China visit beginning tomorrow in view of the ongoing farmers' agitation. Mr Singh had been criticised by the opposition for participating in Ramdev's yoga camp last week a day after five farmers died in police firing in Madhya Pradesh.
