Economy
China keeps a national pork reserve
HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART
While most countries hold strategic reserves of petroleum, Beijing maintains a massive, top-secret national reserve of frozen pork. Because pork prices dictate local inflation and public happiness, the Chinese government floods the market with frozen meat when prices spike, and buys pigs en masse when prices crash. It is a masterclass in buffer stock economics disguised as a barbecue.
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