A Chinese general has added fuel to the already heated debate over the increasing amount of genetically modified (GM) food on dinner tables by blasting government efforts to make modified crops more widely available.
Adopting the cultivation of GM food would do China more harm than good, Peng Guangqian wrote in a Xinhua commentary on Wednesday. Peng holds a non-command rank equivalent of major-general of the Peopleโs Liberation Army and is a frequent television talking head.
โWhat they call โsolving the food problem for 1.3 billion peopleโ by relying on genetic engineering is a complete lie,โ he wrote. โWe canโt afford to move on a trial-and-error basis.โ
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Pengโs outspoken criticism reflects how the controversial issue has managed to overcome the usual bipartisan debate between liberals questioning government policy and conservatives staunchly supporting them.
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