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One morning in the 2010s, a rural midwestern farmer called the cops. There was a guy in a suit sniffing around a field near town. A big SUV dropped him off.
And the story of how the man got there? That can tell us a lot about Xi Jinping’s past, present, and future.
China’s seen incredible growth over the last 50 years — and with that, major changes in the country’s diet and agriculture. With 1.4 billion people to feed and a party narrative to upkeep, President Xi Jinping is pushing the country to invest in its own food security.
During a time when tension between the US and China are rising, we look at how Great Power Competition is unfolding in America’s cornfields.
GUESTS: Sue-Lin Wong, The Economist; Wendong Zhang, Cornell University; Arthur Kroeber, Gavekal Dragonomics
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
The Prince, The Economist
How Has China Maintained Domestic Food Stability Amid Global Food Crises?, World Economic Forum
China’s Interests in US Agriculture: Augmenting Food Security through Investment Abroad, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission
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One morning in the 2010s, a rural midwestern farmer called the cops. There was a guy in a suit sniffing around a field near town. A big SUV dropped him off.
And the story of how the man got there? That can tell us a lot about Xi Jinping’s past, present, and future.
China’s seen incredible growth over the last 50 years — and with that, major changes in the country’s diet and agriculture. With 1.4 billion people to feed and a party narrative to upkeep, President Xi Jinping is pushing the country to invest in its own food security.
During a time when tension between the US and China are rising, we look at how Great Power Competition is unfolding in America’s cornfields.
GUESTS: Sue-Lin Wong, The Economist; Wendong Zhang, Cornell University; Arthur Kroeber, Gavekal Dragonomics
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
The Prince, The Economist
How Has China Maintained Domestic Food Stability Amid Global Food Crises?, World Economic Forum
China’s Interests in US Agriculture: Augmenting Food Security through Investment Abroad, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission
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