[5] It is supervised and sponsored by the China National Light Industry Council.
The paper was first published on January 3, 1985, and its predecessor was China Light Industry News (中国轻工业报).
[6] In 2012, Yuan Renguo (袁仁国), former chairman of Kweichow Moutai was exposed as holding a press pass from Consumption Daily, was called "China's most powerful journalist"[7] by some Chinese language media.
The Consumption Daily explained that Yuan Ringuo had been a special correspondent for the newspaper many years ago.
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