Chinese authorities have taken various measures to ensure sufficient food supplies and stable food prices as Spring Festival, the most important traditional Chinese festival that usually sees surging consumer demand, is approaching.
In Luohe City of central China's Henan Province, large farmer's markets and supermarkets are stocked with a wide array of daily necessities and fresh vegetables, offering a comprehensive selection and ample supply.
A significant increase can be seen in the variety of rice, flour, and edible oil in supermarkets. Price tags are color-coded, with white tags indicating market prices, while yellow tags discounted prices. Any fluctuations in prices will be closely monitored.
"Prices are clearly marked and based on government guidelines. To ensure a steady supply, we have rice and flour supplies in stock 20 times the usual amount, and edible oil 30 times. Our supply vehicles will [deliver goods to] stores every day before 10:00, and the quality is guaranteed," said Zhang Sufang, a staff member at a local supermarket.
Meanwhile, there is growing attention to new market trends focusing on nutrition and health.
"We will ensure a sufficient supply and stable prices of grain and edible oil products, and maintain consistent market availability. We will actively adapt to the growing trend of nutrition and health consumption, support enterprises in increasing the supply of sought-after, high-quality new products with characteristics, accelerate the cultivation and promotion of whole grain products, so as to better meet the diverse, personalized, and customized consumption needs of consumers," said Luo Shouquan, director of the grain reserves department of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration.
China takes measures to ensure stable food supply, prices as Spring Festival approaches
China has pledged deeper ties with its neighbors to foster common development and stability, following a central conference on work related to neighboring countries, which saw Chinese ambassadors from around the region gather in Beijing this week.
The diplomats and experts attending the conference said the country is working to promote regional collaboration amid growing global uncertainties, strengthening its ties with its neighbors in a way that takes account of both the regional and the global context.
"The trade volume between China and Malaysia reached 212 billion U.S. dollars [in 2024], marking an 11.4 percent year-on-year increase. A large number of infrastructure projects including highways, bridges, ports, terminals and hydropower stations are being implemented across Malaysia. China-Malaysia cooperation epitomizes the broader collaboration between China and ASEAN. We are confident that under the strategic guidance of both countries' leaders, bilateral relations will reach new heights," said Ouyang Yujing, Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia.
"ASEAN and China are geographically close and culturally connected, making ASEAN our important partner for development cooperation. Our combined population exceeds 2 billion, representing a massive market with sustained rapid economic growth in recent years and promising prospects," said Hou Yanqi, Chinese Ambassador to ASEAN.
Other Chinese diplomats said China was being guided by the principles of amity, security, prosperity and win-win cooperation, to promote a shared future with neighboring countries, using its own development to spur regional growth.
This vision has led to concrete achievements, with a consensus on a shared future agreed with 17 neighboring states, Belt and Road cooperation agreements in effect with 25, and 18 regional nations now counting China as their largest trade partner. These deepening political and economic ties have cleared a path toward warm neighborly relations and mutual prosperity, according to other ambassadors.
"China has established comprehensive strategic partnerships with all Central Asian countries and signed Belt and Road cooperation documents. We are jointly committed to building a community with a shared future," said Han Chunlin, China's Ambassador to Kazakhstan.
"The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, as a pioneering project of the Belt and Road Initiative, has attracted over 25 billion U.S. dollars in direct investment and created 230,000 jobs. It has not only elevated China-Pakistan cooperation but also contributed to Pakistan's economic and social development," said Jiang Zaidong, the Chinese Ambassador in Pakistan.
As the global challenges brought by unilateralism and economic protectionism grow, China remains steadfast in advancing its vision of a shared future, strengthening partnerships with neighboring countries to anchor stability and renew hope, according to China's permanent representative to the United Nations, Fu Cong.
"We must steadfastly uphold fairness and justice, adhere to true multilateralism, safeguard the interests of developing countries, maintain the authority of international law, and firmly oppose 'might makes right'," he said.
"Our world has become highly interdependent. Attempts at 'decoupling' or forced division are not only impossible but also go against historical trends. We must promote shared development through global cooperation. This represents the true exemplar of major-country responsibility," said Wang Fan, president of China Foreign Affairs University.
China pledges deeper cooperation with neighbors to foster stability
