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Series:   Elements in Global China

China and Global Food Security

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2022

Shaohua Zhan
Shaohua Zhan
Affiliation:
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Summary

In less than half a century (1978–2020), China has transformed itself from a country that barely fed itself to a powerful player in the global food system, characterized by massive food imports, active overseas agricultural engagement, and the global expansion of Chinese agribusiness. This Element offers a nuanced analysis of China's global food strategy and its impacts on food security and the international agri-food order. To feed a population of 1.4 billion, China actively seeks overseas agri-food resources whilst maintaining a high level of domestic food production. This strategy gives China an advantageous position in the global food system, but it also creates contradictions and problems within and beyond the country. This could potentially worsen global food insecurity in the long term.
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Chinafood securityfood systemagri-food ordernational–global food duality
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Series: Elements in Global China
Online ISBN: 9781108914680
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication: 03 November 2022

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