Economic takeoff, baby boom politics and lucrative noodles - See Chinese Panorama – 478

The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China summed up the results of retail consumption last year Chinese residents made purchases worth 44 trillion yuan last year.

  This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China Guo Tingting.  Online retail purchases also increased by 6.2%, a third of total sales.

The demand for vehicles powered by new energy sources has almost doubled. The Deputy Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China noted that China's direct non-financial investments abroad amounted to almost 800 billion yuan last year, an increase of more than 7% year-on-year. As for foreign trade, its total volume exceeded a record 42 trillion yuan.

In China, measures are being taken to increase the birth rate

For the first time in 60 years, China's population began to decline. Now 1 billion 411 million people live in China. In order to change the demographic situation for the better, various measures have been introduced in several Chinese cities. So, in Shenzhen in Guangdong Province, where 17 million 700 thousand people live, the local government offers families with three or more children a subsidy of up to 19 thousand yuan for each child under three years old. And families with one and two children will be offered 7.5 thousand and 11 thousand yuan, respectively. However, the innovation did not affect public sentiment.

Today, the employer does not make any concessions for working mothers. Therefore, this policy does not motivate me.

The decline in the population entails a shortage of labor. Some experts are calling for more practical policies to increase labor productivity and support high rates of economic growth.

It is necessary to reduce the cost of child care by introducing tax incentives, providing subsidies for housing." The expert also stressed that it is necessary to conduct more detailed demographic studies and promote long-term and balanced population growth.

Losifen rice noodles from Liuzhou are gaining popularity all over the world Liuzhou City District in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is the birthplace of the world-famous rice noodles with river snails or, as it is also called, losifen.

Over the past 10 years, a whole industry with a turnover of 60 billion yuan has grown around this delicacy. People go to Liuzhou to taste the dish and understand what its secret of success is.

I'm only here to eat a bowl of rice noodles with river snails. After that, I plan to return home."

We want to try this wonderful dish." The recipe for losifen was invented in the 50s of the last century.

The main ingredients of the dish are rice noodles, river snails, bamboo shoots, Chinese beans and eggs. 10 years ago, the phrase "losifen from Liuzhou" became a household name in China thanks to the documentary about food "Taste of China".

Now the production chain around this modest snack is estimated at about 60 billion yuan, which includes 130 enterprises and 20 suppliers of ingredients. To ensure the quality of food products, we have adopted 600 standards."

The entire chain of production and sales has become an example of integration of all three sectors of the economy. It not only increased industrial activity, but also stimulated the revival of rural areas. More than 300 thousand jobs have been created there, which has improved the well-being of tens of thousands of people.

This proves that losifen noodles are becoming another tradition of the Chinese new year, which is very popular with customers. We plan to triple our sales in foreign markets. Our main focus will be on North America and the ASEAN countries."

Even today, snail rice noodles are in demand not only in the domestic market. The product is exported to more than 40 countries and regions around the world.