So the plant-based industry is 1% of the meat one (£675m to £62bn). Which is bad.
The the plan to cut the country’s meat intake by 50% is good. I can't imagine other governments taking such a measure.
That is bad, but you can't really measure where they're at by comparing to the size of the fake meat industry.
I'm also astounded that they're aiming to cut out 50%. What I'd give to see that here.
You joke, but I would bet anything that if this does take hold in China, the proto fash running on a conservative presidential ticket in the US will be caping against 'meat substitutes'.
2019, huh. Guess I'm behind the times. Also, pardon me while I go scream into a pillow
We already have massive meat and dairy lobbies, I'm sure they'd love to run a humane butcher for president.
Thats just plant based meat substitutes that it measures, so it doesn't count things like the massive soybean/tofu industry and other plant based proteins that don't seek to imitate meat.
CHINA CLAIMS TO WANT TO CUT MEAT CONSUMPTION BY 50% OUR INSIDER TELLS US ONLY PARTY MEMBERS ALLOWED MEAT
Chinese Dissidents Forced to Consume Impossible Burgers At Their Own Leisure
Vegan btw
China is actually taking the lessons from a global zoonotic virus that you'd expect a sane society to take.
The new guidelines, which called on citizens to consume just 40-75g of meat a day, were promoted with a series of public information adverts featuring the actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and director James Cameron. Since then there have been few other concrete steps taken, other than the president, Xi Jinping, last August launching a “clean plate campaign” aimed at reducing the “shocking and distressing” 40% of food that goes straight from Chinese dinner tables into the bin. Some commentators speculated that asking Chinese citizens to reduce their meat consumption was felt to be particularly unpopular.
Imagine your government actually doing something to address societal problems proactively. Damn it must be nice :amerikkka:
Oh also :im-vegan: btw
I remember last time I went home to China the McDonald there was selling chicken nuggets the size of a sheet of paper for 2 dollarydoos. I miss the food so fucking much.
Sanghai-based Z-Rou produces a plant-based mince substitute which is already in the canteens of some of China’s top international schools, hospitals and businesses. Its CEO, Franklin Yao, is targeting opinion leaders and middle-class consumers who can afford to make conscious choices. “They would even be willing to pay more as they know they’re getting a healthier product that’s helping ensure the future of the planet their children are inheriting. That’s priceless.”
No
Yeah, the country with the most billionaires is super based. Grow up.
evergreen
if they stick around they'll be posting dprk memes in no time
As long as idiots post "China based" on an article that quotes the CEO of a Chinese company extolling the virtues of marketing plant based meat replacements as luxury commodities, we'll keep on having it.
Yes, because the only two options are wanting to bomb China and full uncritical support. I am truly in awe of your huge brain.
China has the most people. Obviously they'll have the most billionaires. Hopefully all of them will meet Jack Ma's fate soon.
Go back to screeching about the Uighurs on Reddit, :LIB:
Yeah, the only two options are Zenz fanboy and China apologist. You are definitely very smart. Defending billionaires in your socialist utopia, love that for you.
Yeah, the only two options are Zenz fanboy and China apologist. You are definitely very smart. Defending billionaires in your socialist utopia, love that for you.
:wojak-nooo:
You joke but Reagan literally counted ketchup as a vegetable
Really interesting! I've done some research about traveling to China as a vegan and what would be involved, and stuff like this getting more popular is a good sign for both animals and people! I also found it really interesting that while there are a lot of Chinese dishes that traditionally have meat in them, they typically seem to include meat as an element to flavor other ingredients. Definitely an interesting difference from western cuisine.
China’s most cosmopolitan cities are now home to social media groups, websites and communities dedicated to meat-free lifestyles.
I thought vegan lifestylism is liberal
The lie of "veganism is privilege" is just another one being pushed by the major industries to deter people from discussion and growing the movement.
These foods, these alternatives, are all cheaper than meat to produce.
Plant-based proteins currently cost much more than their meat counterparts.
So, it is still costly, but there are efforts to make it cheaper.
Only because meat is subsidized by the government, so their cost to the consumer is lower.
Get rid of those subsidies and yeah, plants will always be cheaper than meat.
Switch those subsidies to the plants, and baby you got yourself a stew.
That's still a hypothetical, so for now affording a vegan diet is indeed a privilege, which was the original point.
I guess it depends on whether you measure by carbs or vitamins. A major problem in poor countries is obesity combined with malnutrition.
My parents were poor as shit in the 90's and still were vegan. It was also way harder to be vegan then. I even know a lot of people on minimum wage service jobs that are vegan.
If anything the real difficulty is in knowing how to cook for yourself, not buying food that isn't derived from animals.
People need viable low time investment options and we're finally getting those too.
