Key-Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nPresident announced the campaign, promising to strengthen legislation and other mechanisms in support, calling the problem of food waste in the country \u201cshocking and distressing\u201d. Studies in recent years show that China produces around 17-18 million tonnes of food waste annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Restaurants, catering associations and even the military have swiftly responded to the President\u2019s appeal by introducing new measures. Following Xi\u2019s announcement, the State-run media ran \u201cexposes\u201d on restaurant customers ordering more than they could eat, as well as named and shamed a growing number of shows with people live-streaming themselves eating large quantities and varieties of food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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