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Default CNBC says Smithfield has a Chinese buyout offer

Sqwertz wrote:

> I got my Chinese meat scandals mixed up. The company was caught
> doping their animals. Nobody was executed like the good 'ol days
> (last year) but they had to apologize and make a promise to increase
> the pork supply by 50% this year. Hence, they're buying Smithfield
> and turning it into an export company while they pollute our
> landscapes and give us nothing in return.


That started almost 20 years ago in East Africa, the chinese buying/renting
land to produce crops for China. I didn't think it would have got so far
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