date:Apr 03, 2014
ure Minister Han Changfu said the ministry will not tolerate any illegal plantings of GM crops.
Bio-safety certificates have been issued in China for some GM strains of cotton, rice, corn and papaya, he said, and only cotton and papaya can be planted for commercial purposes.
Import certificates for GM crops in China have been granted for soybeans, corn, rapeseed, cotton and beets, allowing them to be imported as raw materials for domestic processing, the ministry said.
Domestic debate over th