{"id":2541,"date":"2016-03-20T12:50:57","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T12:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2541-chinese-officials-call-for-national-standards-on-halal-food\/"},"modified":"2016-03-20T12:50:57","modified_gmt":"2016-03-20T12:50:57","slug":"chinese-officials-call-for-national-standards-on-halal-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2541-chinese-officials-call-for-national-standards-on-halal-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Officials Call for National Standards on Halal Food"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px; line-height: 15.808px;\">numerous restaurants across China, a symbol of a commitment to prepare food in accordance with Islamic law<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">The Chinese characters for \u201cpure\u201d and \u201ctrue,\u201d signifying \u201chalal,\u201d hang over numerous restaurants across China, a symbol of a commitment to prepare food in accordance with Islamic law, including its ban on pork and alcohol.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">As political leaders gathered in Beijing for the annual session of the Chinese People\u2019s Political Consultative Conference, a government advisory body, officials once again raised the idea of imposing national standards on halal food, which have been under consideration since 2002.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Ma Guoquan, a delegate from Ningxia, a region in northwest China that is home to a large Muslim population, said it was important to respect the traditions of ethnic minorities and to promote the unity of Chinese society.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Islamic leaders said a set of national standards could help promote China\u2019s image abroad.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>numerous restaurants across China, a symbol of a commitment to prepare food in accordance with Islamic law \u00a0 The Chinese characters for \u201cpure\u201d and \u201ctrue,\u201d signifying \u201chalal,\u201d hang over numerous restaurants across China, a symbol of a commitment to prepare food in accordance with Islamic law, including its ban on pork and alcohol. 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