英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0107 - 土豆君变主食了，该怎么吃？

Topic1 Falling prices force farmers to dump milk

An increasing number of cow keepers in China are deciding to discard the milk they collect and close business, as raw milk procurement price keeps diving amid rising cost and competition from import.

What should be done?

Topic2 China adds potatoes as a food staple

In the land of rice, China is looking at an unlikely tool for maintaining growth and social harmony: the potato.

The Ministry of Agriculture announced the potato will soon be the Chinese people's latest staple after rice, wheat and corn.

Why should it become a staple food in China?

Topic3 Letting price decided by market

From Nov, 2014, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), with other departments removed control on pricing of 24 commodities and services and decentralized one pricing right to provincial authorities.

What will be achieved through new pricing regimes?

Topic4 Is Female Drivers More Dangerous?

A female driver in Wuhan hit her neighbor to death when driving her new car in the community to show off. This is not the first accident caused by green-handed female driver. Last year, a surveillance video showed a female driver was thrown out of her car while reversing and was killed by her own car. Is female driver really more dangerous?

Are female drivers more dangerous?

Topic5 French girl marries Chinese guy for love, not money

When it's a popular public belief in China that a man needs to be able to afford an apartment before getting married, a French girl who marries a Chinese guy says all she wants from the man is love.

Should you marry for Love, and not money in China?

Is this marriage an exception, a challenge to Chinese traditions?