Chinese Army bans all GMO Grains and Oils

[AceAcme]

32. Some clarification: "minitrue" - LOL.

This is a confusing mess. Here are two stories that add smidgens of clarification. Love the 1984esque term, "mini true."

Since the claims that China's Army has banned GMOs is now so widespread on the Net, I would expect that at some point soon there will be definitive clarification forthcoming.

Minitrue: Wei Pengyuan, Army GMO Ban, QVOD Porn (may 15, 2014)

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source.

Do not hype the investigation into deputy director of the National Energy Administration’s coal division Wei Pengyuan.

Delete Xiangyang City Grain Bureau’s announcement of a ban on GMO grain and food oil products from regional army provisions.

Please strengthen management of news and commentary about the investigation and handling of Shenzhen QVOD Technology Co., Ltd for spreading obscene and pornographic material. Commentary should only be in support of the investigation and penalty; negative commentary should be promptly deleted.

http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2014/05/minitrue-wei-pengyuan-army-gmo-ban-qvod-porn/

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CLAIMS THAT U.S. SOYBEANS CAUSE INFERTILITY STOKE CHINA'S GMO BATTLE

(Wall Street Journal - China edition)

"...The military men’s positions underscore how closely GMO food is identified as a tool of Western – particularly U.S. – strategic policy, regardless of whether there’s enough evidence to support the association. The broader public sentiment in China, mainly hinged on health factors, also runs against the notion of allowing GMO food for human consumption..."

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/05/14/claims-that-u-s-soybeans-cause-infertility-stoke-chinas-gmo-battle/