From WSJopinion: Along with slow growth and high-tech oppression, pork shortages in China may make the masses squeal, writes Michael Auslin
It might look as though the Communist Party is in complete control of mainland China, but there’s a new threat to social stability: African swine fever is devastating the pig population. With pork prices skyrocketing and the virus spreading across the globe, the specter of a crippling pork shortage looms.
That has Beijing worried. Pork makes up about 60% of Chinese meat consumption, which accounts for nearly half the world’s pork market. Shortages and price spikes, combined with dissatisfaction over slowing economic growth and increasing repression, could produce political unrest. That’s the last thing Beijing wants.
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