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Red China, fake meat: why veganism rises in the East
PETER FROST’s granddaughter Lizzie introduces him to the growing support for plant-based proteins in the People's Republic that could beat their reliance on beef and soya bean imports — and help hit their commitment to reducing climate change
The company Beyond Meat has recently opened a plant near Shanghai — its first manufacturing centre outside of the US
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REGULAR readers of my Ramblings will have been introduced to my granddaughter Lizzie before.
Lizzie has just finished a degree in International Relations and Chinese at the School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas), University of London.
She is also student digital ambassador for Soas where one of her most recent blogs (easy to find online) was entitled Plant-based proteins: a key to achieving China’s climate commitments?
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