Amid ‘super’ El Nino worry, Li Qiang vows ‘all necessary measures’ to secure autumn harvest

Premier Li Qiang has stressed the importance of national food security during an inspection tour of China’s most important grain-producing provinces, as a growing number of global investment banks warn that El Nino and regional conflicts could trigger a prolonged and more widespread global grain crisis. The country’s No 2 political figure visited the northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang and Jilin, which together generated nearly a fifth of the country’s grain output last year. During the...