Li Hongzhong, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), has called for the full implementation of the nation's Food Security Law to safeguard national food security on the track of the rule of law.

Li made the statement while addressing a symposium in Beijing on the implementation of the Food Security Law on May 17. The law was promulgated on Dec 29, 2023, and will come into effect on June 1.

Li stressed the necessity to enhance strategic determination, confidence and capabilities in safeguarding national food security, and called for a strong sense of responsibility to effectively implement the law and to blaze a path of food security with Chinese characteristics.

It is crucial to accurately understand the legislative purposes and principles of the Food Security Law, uphold the Party's leadership in the nation's food security work, adhere to the strategies of sustainable farmland use and agricultural technology innovation to increase farmland productivity, and coordinate development and security, he said.

Efforts should be made to implement the law in an overall, systematic and coordinated manner, strengthen overall coordination, accelerate the establishment of a comprehensive legal system of food security, enhance supervision, management, law enforcement and judicial work, and conduct public legal education on food security to ensure the effective implementation of the law, Li added.

Wu Weihua, vice-chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, attended the meeting, which was presided over by Shohrat Zakir, vice-chairman of the NPC Standing Committee.

Relevant officials and NPC deputies also delivered speeches at the meeting.