China Seeks to Feed Itself
For the first time in recent history, China's agricultural imports exceeded exports for an extended period in the first half of 2008, with imports skyrocketing by 72 percent year-on-year to US$29 billion. Feeding China is not something the Communist Party wants in the hands of foreigners.
Accordingly, the party's central committee issued a landmark plan …
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