"The Chinese take the Samsel and Seneff research very seriously. There will now be an international incident against Monsanto for lying to CHINA. US agriculture is about to crumble in ruins as the entire world displays anger against the Biotech corporations of the USA." ~Anthony Samsel
From Sustainable Pulse
“We Must Face the harm caused by imported GM soybeans to 1.3 billion Chinese people” by Mi Zhen-yu was published by the “Science & Technology Abstracts Newspaper” on April 25, 2014. This newspaper, under the leadership of the Ministry of Science & Technology of China, was established in 1992.
Author: Mi Zhen-yu, Former Vice President, Academy of Military Science, Doctoral tutor, Lieutenant General; National People’s Representative of the 8th National People’s Congress, Committee member of the 9th National People’s Political Consultancy Committee.
English translation by Chen I-wan
Re-posted from: blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4bb17e9d0102edhg.html
The article emphasizes: In 2013, China imported 63.38 million tons of GM soybeans from USA and other countries. Most of China’s imported GM soybeans are used to extract soybean food oil (one of the main tradenames is “Golden Fish” ). GM soybean oil, widely used not because of its quality but rather due to its cheap price, has rapidly dominated China’s soybean food oil market, covering most of the restaurant industry and canteens in China. The glyphosate residue contained in GM soybean food oil (and GM soybean protein powder processed from GM soybean cake, a by-product of GM soybean food oil) eaten three meals a day, continuously penetrates the bodies of most Chinese, including children at kindergarden, primary school and middle school, university students and teachers, staff members and soldiers of the Chinese army, government staff members, and other consumers (with exception of special food supplied units). During the past 20 years, the health level of the Chinese people has rapidly deteriorated with various diseases rapidly increasing. The situation is shocking. China’s national health has deteriorated sharply in recent years. Although weather, water pollution and other factors also exist, the harm from GM soybeans can not be eliminated. Assuring absolute safety of the food supply is a firm policy of the state. On the massive issue of human health and life, we have no room for trial and error. Now is the time to dismantle the “information barrier” on GM food. Concerned departments should seriously carry out epidemiological investigations, face up to reality, control the risks, carry out the prevention priority principle, and adopt effective measures to ensure the bottom line of life and health safety of the people.
The significance of this paper is also related to the status of the author Mi Zhen-yu, Former Vice President, Academy of Military Science, Doctoral tutor, Lieutenant General; National People’s Representative of the 8th National People’s Congress, Committee member of the 9th National People’s Political Consultancy Committee.
The publication of this paper by Mr. Mi sends out a very strong message, it indicates that the serious harm caused by glyphosate, GM food and chemical extracted food oil is not only gaining wider recognition at grass-root levels in China, but also gaining strong recognition among professionals in many fields, including more and more senior military officers.
(Note: Chen I-wan, the translator, is Advisor to the Committee of Disaster History to China Disaster Prevention Association, and Advisor to the Committee of Natural Hazard Prediction to China Geophysics Society.)http://sustainablepulse.com/2014/05/11/must-face-harm-caused-imported-gm-soybeans-1-3-billion-chinese-people/#.U3ci5NJdVA1
China's much loved soybean infected with genetic modification
In China our diet is filled with all kinds of beans or beans used as raw material in food. Soybean oil, soybean meal, and a variety of tofu and soy products are all soy-based. Soybean cultivation in China has a history of 5,000 years, and China's annual consumption of soybeans is more than 60 million tons. However, China's production capacity is only 12 million, with the rest imported.
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