"The one who grains is the life of all the people and the treasure of the country. "Food security is an important part of national security and is related to the national economy and people's livelihood. Since ancient times, China has placed food security in an important position in the governance of the country and has summed up a lot of experience and wisdom.
| Food security is more important than Mount Tai |
According to the Guanzi Light and Heavy Wu, Guan Zhong once offered a plan to the Duke of Qi Huan to lure the Lu and Liang states to supply a large amount of silk (a kind of textile) to the Qi state at a high price, inducing the Lu and Liang states to give up agricultural production, and then a severe famine occurred, and finally the Qi state was subjugated. This story confirms that "there is no stability without agriculture, and chaos without food", and it is the truth that we hold the "rice bowl" firmly and firmly at all times.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the mainland has placed "storing grain on the ground and storing grain in technology" in a prominent position. Pay attention to the safety of seed sources, accelerate the revitalization of the seed industry, increase the key core technology research of seed sources, and realize the self-reliance and self-improvement of seed industry science and technology, and the independent and controllable seed sources, which has laid a solid foundation for food security and agricultural stability.
| The granary of the world, the stability of agriculture and the society |
As early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, China had a deep understanding of the importance of grain storage. In order to cope with the demand for a variety of grains, the Western Zhou Dynasty established a variety of grain storage methods that were responsible for the widows of the officials, and the "Zhou Li" recorded that the officials in charge of the reserves were called "relics", and their functions were: to manage the financial reserves (referring to grain and other financial reserves) from the state to the county capital, to relieve the hungry and needy among the villagers, to support the families of the sacrifices for the country, to provide for the guests in and out of the capital, to supply the travelers, and to prevent famines.
Learn from the past and know the present, and observe the past and the future. Grain storage and grain security is a fine tradition of the mainland, and grain reserves have been closely related to national security and people's livelihood since ancient times, and are of far-reaching significance to food security. On the premise of not disrupting the normal operation of the market, the mainland has accelerated the construction of safe, smart, green, clean and beautiful grain depots, and has achieved multiple functions such as regulating grain supply and demand, stabilizing grain prices, protecting the interests of grain farmers and consumers, providing disaster relief and preparedness, and maintaining social stability, thus better ensuring the fundamental needs of "the people taking food as the sky".
| The rule of law guarantees that food is guarded and responsibilities are met |
Ancient Chinese laws on food security can be traced back to the pre-Qin period. According to the Book of Rites and the Decree of the Month, in the month of mid-spring, it is forbidden to build large-scale construction projects and hinder agricultural production; in the month of Mengxia, there is an order to advise the people to cultivate and not to violate the agricultural time; in the month of mid-autumn, "it is to persuade the people to plant wheat without losing time"; and in the month of midwinter, if someone steals the fruits of others' labor, "the sin will not be forgiven".
In recent years, the mainland has successively enacted and revised various laws to protect food security, such as the Food Security Law of the People's Republic of China and the Seed Law of the People's Republic of China. These laws provide a strong legal guarantee for the establishment and improvement of the food security system and the consolidation of the foundation of food security.
| Strict precautions and grain protection are in action |
State security organs resolutely implement the overall national security concept, and work with relevant departments to actively safeguard national food security. In recent years, the state security organs have cracked down on all kinds of espionage activities in the field of food security in accordance with the law, struck hard to cut off the "black hand" of stealing secrets from abroad to China's germplasm resources, prevented and stopped the risk of leakage of secrets in the field of food security, and ensured the smooth implementation of the national food security strategy.
Cangli is solid, and the world is safe. Only by continuously consolidating the foundation of food security, building a solid national food security defense line, and firmly grasping the initiative of food security in our own hands, can we have more confidence to deal with various risks and challenges, and provide strong support for enhancing the security and stability of development in the new era.
Source: WeChat public account of the Ministry of State Security