China Urges More Pork Output, Lambastes Swine Fever Cover-Up
A worker sweeps out a pen at a pig farm in Langfang, Hebei province, China.
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The Chinese government stepped up pressure on local authorities to get to grips with swine fever while urging greater pork production even as the virus spreads.
In a speech on Friday, Vice Premier Hu Chunhua lambasted regional officials for misleading the government on the scale of the epidemic, calling the situation “much grimmer than we have been informed.” He later told local governments to take immediate steps to stabilize and improve pork supplies.