Consideration of the calorie problem is always the strategic imperative. Food is the basis for economic policy in primitive countries because political stability arises from food security. The Chinese obviously import a significant portion of their food from abroad. The US and the UK are the worlds’ largest food exporters and there is not possible to eliminate this Chinese structural difficulty. Their attempts to buy farmland across the world are a testament to this reality. We have recently seen the bird flu, swine flu and a wheat fungus further attacking their food stability. The Chinese agriculture minister said in March of 2022 that this could be the worst winter wheat crop ever. He was correct. The Chinese President began a campaign to “clean your plate” in restaurants to help address the problem of food waste in the middle class with a catchy that political phrase. We have no word on its’ level of success.
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