{"id":2109515,"date":"2023-11-28T05:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T10:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-un-agency-wants-you-to-eat-less-meat-to-fight-climate-change-its-run-by-a-top-ccp-official\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T05:10:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T10:10:38","slug":"this-un-agency-wants-you-to-eat-less-meat-to-fight-climate-change-its-run-by-a-top-ccp-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-un-agency-wants-you-to-eat-less-meat-to-fight-climate-change-its-run-by-a-top-ccp-official\/","title":{"rendered":"UN agency urges reduced meat consumption to combat climate change, led by high-ranking CCP official"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthis-un-agency-wants-you-to-eat-less-meat-to-fight-climate-change-its-run-by-a-top-ccp-official%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2109515&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"This UN Agency Wants You To Eat Less Meat To Fight Climate Change. It's Run By a Top CCP Official.\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/nypd-arrests-two-for-hate-crime-attack-on-jewish-woman\" data-post-url id=\"print-1830546\">\n<div>\n<h2>UN Agency Led by Top CCP Official Promotes Chinese Interests, Report \u2063Finds<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<p>          \u2063 \u2062   \u200b    Qu Dongyu (WTO\/ Roxana Paraschiv, via \u2063Wikimedia Commons)<br \/>\n \u2064<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The United Nations agency\u2064 advocating \u200dfor reduced \u200dmeat consumption to \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-goes-full-green-new-deal-tyrant-carbon-emissions-threaten-the-very-existence-of-our-planet-video\/\" title=\"Biden Goes Full Green New Deal Tyrant: Carbon Emissions Threaten \u201cthe Very Existence of our Planet\u201d (VIDEO)\">combat climate change<\/a> is headed by a prominent Chinese Communist \u200dParty\u200b (CCP) official who\u200c has been accused of using the agency to serve Beijing&#8217;s interests.<\/p>\n<p>The U.N.\u200c Food and \u200bAgriculture Organization, led by\u200c CCP official Qu Dongyu,\u200c is\u200d preparing to release a plan next\u200c month \u2062urging developed nations to curb\u200d their meat consumption to address climate change, according to a report by Bloomberg. However, it is\u200b unlikely that China will be\u2063 included in this directive, as the United Nations \u200cstill considers \u2062China\u2062 a developing country. Qu himself has faced criticism for prioritizing Beijing&#8217;s interests in his role at the U.N.<\/p>\n<p>Qu, who previously served as the\u200b CCP&#8217;s vice minister of \u200bagriculture \u200cand\u2062 rural \u200baffairs, was elected\u2062 as the head\u200c of the U.N. food agency in\u200b 2019 with strong support from China. Since then, he \u200chas been criticized \u200bfor his\u200c close ties to Beijing and his \u2064reluctance\u200c to make decisions without the CCP&#8217;s approval. German public broadcasters have also accused Qu of using the organization to advance Chinese\u200d interests.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative to limit meat consumption in\u2064 wealthy nations aligns with China&#8217;s efforts to influence U.S. energy policy and establish \u2063closer\u2063 relationships\u200b with American politicians. For example,\u200d the California-China Climate Institute at the University of California, Berkeley, collaborates with several CCP-affiliated groups that promote China&#8217;s global agenda. The institute has advocated for increased \u200dadoption of electric vehicles, which often rely on Chinese materials.<\/p>\n<p>Reducing global meat production could address China&#8217;s concerns about food security and land scarcity. China is the world&#8217;s largest meat importer due to limited domestic production\u200b caused by \u200dland scarcity \u2062and \u2064rising costs, as\u2062 stated\u2062 in a report\u200d by the U.S. Department of \u2062Agriculture. In\u2063 2022, China experienced significant food shortages, leading to protests in multiple cities.<\/p>\n<p>The United\u200d Nations has \u2062not \u200cresponded to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 organization \u2062plans to emphasize the &#8220;food industry&#8217;s climate \u2063transition&#8221;\u2064 at the upcoming\u200d COP28\u200d international climate summit in Dubai, according to \u2062Bloomberg. While the \u200bspecific details of the plan to limit meat consumption are unclear, a green\u200c nonprofit suggests that individuals should consume no more than 15.7 kilograms of meat annually\u200b to minimize harm to the\u200c planet. In comparison, the average American consumes approximately 124 kilograms \u200cof meat per year.<\/p>\n<p>Qu will continue to serve as the head\u200b of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization until 2027, having secured a second term earlier this\u200d year. His initial election in 2019 was controversial, with allegations\u2062 of China bribing foreign officials\u200c to\u2063 support Qu. Notably, a top CCP official traveled to \u200dCameroon to announce the cancellation of millions of dollars in debt, leading to the withdrawal of the \u2064African nation&#8217;s candidate for\u200c Qu&#8217;s\u2062 position.<\/p>\n<p>Qu has also faced criticism for his response to Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine, which has been described as sluggish and mealy-mouthed. He\u2063 downplayed the impact of the conflict on \u200cglobal food supply, potentially to protect\u200c China&#8217;s ally from criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these concerns, \u200bthe Biden administration continues to \u200dprovide funding to Qu&#8217;s agency. President Joe Biden announced a $120 million \u2063effort to support &#8220;climate resilience&#8221; through the agency.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does China&#8217;s \u2062dominance in the electric\u200b vehicle market align with its position\u2062 as a major global producer of electric vehicle components?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Technology in the U.S., which aligns with China&#8217;s goal of\u2064 dominating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-minority-leader-mcconnell-infrastructure-plan-is-lumped-up-list-of-leftist-priorities\/\" title=\"Senate Minority Leader McConnell: Infrastructure plan is lumped up list of leftist priorities\">electric vehicle market<\/a>. China \u200cis\u2062 a major global producer \u2064of electric vehicle \u2064components and has been actively expanding its influence in this \u200dsector.<\/p>\n<p>By promoting reduced meat consumption \u2063as \u2064a solution to climate \u200bchange, the U.N.\u200c\u2064 Food and \u200bAgriculture Organization, under the leadership\u2063 of Qu Dongyu, is furthering China&#8217;s agenda. China is the world&#8217;s largest producer and consumer of meat, and reducing meat consumption in other countries \u200cwould create \u200cnew markets for China&#8217;s meat products. This\u200c would benefit China economically while weakening the agricultural industries of other nations.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, China is notorious for its large-scale factory farming practices, which have significant environmental and public\u2063 health consequences. By diverting attention to meat consumption in other countries, China can deflect criticism of\u200d its own\u2063 unsustainable farming \u2062methods and avoid taking \u200cresponsibility for its role \u2064in climate change.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to recognize the hidden motives behind the U.N. agency&#8217;s \u2062push for reduced meat \u200dconsumption. \u200dWhile reducing meat consumption can have positive environmental impacts, the motivations \u200cbehind this initiative should be scrutinized. It is concerning that a top CCP official is \u2063leading the charge in advocating for this plan, especially considering the CCP&#8217;s history of using international organizations for its own benefit.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b United Nations should prioritize the objectivity and integrity of its agencies by ensuring that they are not being used to serve the political \u2064interests of any particular country. The U.N.\u200c Food and \u200bAgriculture Organization, in particular, should be transparent in its decision-making \u2062processes and\u2062 prioritize global cooperation and sustainability rather than promoting the agenda of a single nation.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing climate change requires genuine collaboration and collective action. Efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-spends-4-million-to-study-climate-change-impact-on-nepal-child-labor\/\" title=\"Biden administration allocates M to examine Nepal child labor influenced by 'climate change'.\">combat \u2064climate change<\/a> should be based on scientific evidence and should not be influenced by \u2062political agendas.\u2064 By focusing \u2063on global cooperation, we can work towards effective solutions that benefit all nations and protect\u2064 the planet for future generations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using the organization to advance Chinese interests, according to a report. Qu Dongyu, the head of the UN&#8217;s Food and Agriculture Organization, is leading efforts to promote meat reduction for environmental reasons, while simultaneously benefiting China&#8217;s agricultural industry. 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