Party Secretary of the Qingdao government, Shandong province, Li Qun, met with Ren Zhengxiao, the director of the State Administration of Grain, at the city's Badaguan Hotel, on Feb 3, according to the Chinese-language Qingdao Daily.

Li expressed his thanks to the State Administration of Grain for its support in grain production in recent years. He referred to the development of Qingdao and said that the city government would make substantial efforts to ensure food safety in a bid to improve confidence in the country's food industry.

Ren went on saying that the administration would support Qingdao's grain production projects to help the city's overall development.