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posted by takyon on Saturday May 13 2017, @08:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the General-Tso's-or-kung-pao? dept.

The South China Morning Post reports that China and the United States have agreed on an arrangement for trade between the two countries to be liberalised.

US credit rating services, electronic payment services and bond underwriting business are now all allowed in Chinese market.

[...] Under this agreement, China will accept beef from the US into the Chinese market, effectively ending the 14-year ban on American beef after an outbreak of mad-cow disease in [the] US in 2003.

Reciprocally, [the] US will allow Chinese cooked chicken to [be sold] in the American market.

The deal also provides for Chinese banks to operate in the United States, and for liquefied natural gas from the United States to be sold in China.


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  • (Score: 0, Redundant) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday May 13 2017, @10:30PM (4 children)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Saturday May 13 2017, @10:30PM (#509275) Homepage

    As long as the Chicken doesn't come from China, definitely the General Tso's. But what's the status of country of origin labeling requirements in the U.S.? (In a hurry so don't have time to look).

    The "chicken" in processed shit is bad enough. It's hard to imagine that it could get any worse. However, this is a victory for Big Beef and worthy of celebration because some globalists think we should all be eating bugs. Any motherfucker who thinks I should be eating bugs is gonna get a fat Rhinoceros Beetle spiced with Cayenne pepper crammed into their anus.

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  • (Score: 4, Touché) by c0lo on Saturday May 13 2017, @10:45PM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Saturday May 13 2017, @10:45PM (#509278) Journal

    It's hard to imagine that it could get any worse.

    Try spicing it up with melamine - has a great chickeny colour and non-negligible molar mass/density, more weight for your buck.

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  • (Score: 2) by linuxrocks123 on Sunday May 14 2017, @01:53AM (1 child)

    by linuxrocks123 (2557) on Sunday May 14 2017, @01:53AM (#509316) Journal

    No one thinks you should necessarily be eating bugs. However, raising meat has some negative externalities with respect to the environment, so some think it should be taxed more. If it's taxed to the point that you don't want to pay for it, well, you can also get your protein from rice and beans, and you can also eat bugs. The only point is that meat isn't a necessity, and bugs are one reason why.

    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 14 2017, @04:17AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 14 2017, @04:17AM (#509343)

      No one thinks you should necessarily be eating bugs.

      Speak for yourself dude.
      I think ethan deserves to only ever eat bugs for the rest his life. Mexican cucarachas to be precise.

  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Sunday May 14 2017, @07:01AM

    by kaszz (4211) on Sunday May 14 2017, @07:01AM (#509382) Journal

    get a fat Rhinoceros Beetle spiced with Cayenne pepper crammed into their anus.

    Nope, what's needed is untwiged spruce.

    Country of origin?, well no GMO labeling so I'll guess country of origin is not a thing either. Think of it as Russian roulette. You eat and either you will live a bit longer or get cancer. For which another corporation will bleed you dry.