
China announcement to stack up essential supplies sparks concerns!
Published at : November 03, 2021
The rare public advisory sparked off speculation after it was widely posted on social media, while official media too began highlighting it on Tuesday though in the form of playing it down saying that the public should not read too much into it or wrongly interpret the statement.
The announcement from the ministry came amid rising tensions across the Taiwan Straits, rising vegetable prices, and power shortages as winter approaches, Global Times report said, adding that the announcement did not spark any panic buying.
China is currently passing through a sensitive political phase as it dealt with recurring coronavirus spikes in several cities including Beijing denting its Zero Covid policy. The deadly pandemic was first reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019,
Repeated strong statements by President Xi Jinping warning action to reunify the estranged island of Taiwan with mainland also sparked fears of imminent military action by Beijing, though he emphasised peaceful reunification in his recent speech.
The announcement from the ministry came amid rising tensions across the Taiwan Straits, rising vegetable prices, and power shortages as winter approaches, Global Times report said, adding that the announcement did not spark any panic buying.
China is currently passing through a sensitive political phase as it dealt with recurring coronavirus spikes in several cities including Beijing denting its Zero Covid policy. The deadly pandemic was first reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019,
Repeated strong statements by President Xi Jinping warning action to reunify the estranged island of Taiwan with mainland also sparked fears of imminent military action by Beijing, though he emphasised peaceful reunification in his recent speech.

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