While Chinese officials issue stern warnings and attend high-profile meetings to bolster the country’s abysmal food safety record, some Communist party officials are supplied with clean, safe products, specially grown for them, in something reminiscent of a medieval oligarchy.

??In an article that was taken offline, the Southern Weekend reported last week on a special greenhouse in Beijing. It’s protected by a six-feet high iron fence, and its organic produce goes to Beijing Customs officials.?. And these “special food suppliers” are not limited to Beijing. Their products range from fruits and vegetables to pork and poultry. These suppliers have to comply with strict safety standards before their products can reach the mouths of communist officials.

??For most ordinary Chinese, this is a far cry from how their food is managed. The Chinese regime’s head of food safety Zhang Yong claimed last Friday that the overall situation of food safety was good. He blamed the media for over exaggerating, saying the problems only affect a small part of the public.