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China Seeks to Feed Itself

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Oct 28, 2008
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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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