I could be reading it wrong. The government invested 100m+ yuan into the company CellX last year so I wouldnt be surprised if it were subsidized. I can't find any up to date information of other types of cultured meat, seems pork is the cash cow right now. Comments on similar articles says the meat is only available in restaurants right now.
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Afaik they avoid needing antibiotics by making the cells in a high pressure warm tank. But I haven't been keeping up on advancements
Edit: Yeah found articles confirming no medications used at all in Chinese meat labs, which is honestly just a great selling point on top of the carbon effeciency