Wuzhong aims for industry lead in production of Muslim halal foods

Wuzhong, home of the Hui ethnic group, is proposing to the National People's Congress to speed up the development of the city into the country's biggest domestic and international industrial cluster for buying, processing and selling halal products - foods allowed under Islamic dietary guidelines.

Bai Shangcheng, mayor of the city in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, said the city is also cooperating with established halal food brands in Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates to get its products certified for trade in overseas markets.

"Though more than half of Wuzhong's 1.42 million population is Muslim, we still need certification to go abroad," said Bai.