Minister: China food imports boosting world economy


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CHINA is contributing to the world economy during the COVID-19 pandemic with robust food imports, an official of the Ministry of Commerce said at the third China International Import Expo yesterday. China imported US$124.4 billion worth of food in the first nine months of this year, up 13.3 percent from the same period last year, while the country’s total food import last year was US$90.8 billion, said Ren Hongbin, assistant commerce minister, during a summit on China’s food import. “While the imported food and agricultural products are enriching Chinese people’s food choices, they also play a significant role in the...