Xinhua News Agency and People's Daily reported (August 11 & 12 respectively) that the CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping had recently issued an “important instruction” on food waste. He pointed out that the phenomenon of food waste is shocking and distressing! He added that, despite the harvest of the country’s grain production in recent years, it is necessary to have a sense of crisis for food management. The impact of the global coronavirus epidemic has sounded the alarm. Xi Jinping emphasized the need to strengthen legislation and supervision, take effective measures, and establish a long-term mechanism to stop food waste.

(Comment: It is unusual that Xi Jinping has in recent weeks repeatedly mentioned food management.)