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China seeks to rejuvenate countryside, diversify agriculture imports

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The statement came as China's economic growth in 2018, hit a 28-year-low, with Beijing entangled in an on-off trade war with Washington.

China will stabilise its production of grains, increase imports of agriculture products where there are shortages in the domestic market and diversify import channels, according to the document issued by State Council, and published by state media Xinhua news agency.

China will also increase soybean planting acreage and stabilise corn production, the document said.

It will further crack down on the smuggling of agriculture products and strengthen monitoring and control of African swine fever outbreaks.

Copyright Reuters, 2019