China needs to feed 1.4 billion people, but recently African swine fever, the coronavirus and natural disasters have raised questions about its food security. Photo: Xinhua
China food security: time to boost domestic output as focus on imports ‘fundamentally incompatible’
- China’s focus on self-reliance in food security this year means stronger domestic production and so fewer imports over time, analysts say
- Food supply self-reliance has become a hot political issue and economic priority ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party this year
China needs to feed 1.4 billion people, but recently African swine fever, the coronavirus and natural disasters have raised questions about its food security. Photo: Xinhua
