Fifteen-year-old Huang Zhihui was in history class at 2:30 p.m.

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That's the kind of solution the feisty economist thinks genetically modified organisms (GMOs) will be for some of China's biggest problems, and the 44-year-old Huang has been pushing Chinese planners for almost six years to allow the commercialization of GM rice.

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Many, like Mr Huang, have made a pilgrimage to the ministry's old headquarters.

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