By the end of that same month, the prices of broccoli, cucumbers, and spinach had doubled. In early October severe cold weather, floods, and a tornado damaged crops throughout Shandong, the largest vegetable growing region throughout China. It does appear as if food shortages are affecting even China at the moment, however. But there really are food shortages in China. It went on to state this warning was due to the potential of incoming lockdowns. In turn, the Chinese newspaper The Economic Daily told readers to not have “too much of an overactive imagination” when it came to interpreting the nation’s instructions to begin stockpiling food for Winter 2021. In response, it is reported that local supermarkets were flooded with patrons, with one Weibo user posting, “As soon as this news came out, all the old people near me went crazy panic buying in the supermarket.” In specific, the post stated, “Families are encouraged to store a certain amount of daily necessities to meet the needs of daily life and emergencies.” This is in essence a version of Twitter, and it was here that the Ministry of Commerce posted that it was encouraging households to stockpile daily necessities in case of emergencies. ![]() ![]() Behind the Great Fire Wall, China has its own series of state-monitored social media platforms, one of which is Weibo. This came about from a social media post by China’s Ministry of Commerce. It all started with a post by the Ministry of Commerce. [source:Īnd now, as of November 1, China is telling its citizens that they need to stockpile food ahead of Winter 2021. As a result, there is a severe electricity shortage throughout the nation. ( source)Ĭurrently, China is experiencing an energy crisis as they are unable to get enough coal into the country to keep the lights on within many cities. They also urged citizens to stock up on food. It was back in September 2021 that China ordered the top state-owned energy companies to begin to secure supplies for Winter 2021 at “all costs”. The Economic Daily, controlled by the Chinese Communist party’s Central Committee, urged readers not to be alarmed by the ministry’s advice but also noted that many households had been caught up in Covid lockdowns without adequate supplies of rice and vegetables. In a rather shocking turn of events, China has instructed its citizens to begin stockpiling food for what it deems to be a difficult winter. ![]() The author of The Faithful Prepper and Zombie Choices
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