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Pork Shortage Plagues China

Beijing dips into pork preserve to avoid crisis

By Caroline Zimmerman, Newser User

Posted Feb 3, 2008 6:09 PM CST

(Newser) – Pigjacking is China's latest crime. Sounds like a joke? Crooks are scoffing the swine thanks to a boom economy and a pig shortage that has hogs highly valued. With a record winter storm stranding thousands and sparking unrest, Beijing is dipping into its official pork... Read full story »

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