Chinese vice premier stresses control over African swine fever

Vice Premier Hu Chunhua on Tuesday called for more efforts on the effective prevention of and control over African swine fever to ensure a stable pork supply.

Hu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when presiding over a specialized meeting on the prevention and control of the disease.

Hu said the situation remained very grave and it was a pressing task to intensify control efforts.

Hu called for strengthened supervision over pig farms, transport links and pork plants to ensure that all control efforts were firmly implemented.