date:Mar 06, 2014
China plans to broaden the scope and increase spending on agricultural subsidies for grains and other commodities in a bid to boost food security, the country's top economic planner said on Wednesday.
Beijing also intends to speed up energy pricing reforms to reduce its reliance on coal.
Maintaining food security and environmental protection are among China's top priorities this year, as rapid urbanisation threatens to swallow up arable farmlands and pollution chokes swathes of the country.
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