With the advent of the era of food weaponization, how can China make good use of strategic thinking?

The Russian-Ukrainian war continues, but China's food security is another concern outside the war.

Restrictions on grain exports by various countries will not affect China's food security, because the Chinese government has always regarded food security as a strategic issue, thinking from the perspective of national security, and is the least susceptible to market fluctuations.

Farmers in Inner Mongolia are harvesting baby potatoes.

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"Food is the priority for the people, and food is abundant in the world." Since ancient times, China has established its country with agriculture. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the No. 1 Central Document every year focuses on rural agricultural issues, which shows the importance attached to agriculture.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has put forward the food security concept of "ensuring basic self-sufficiency of grains and absolute security of rations".

Hu Glacier, director of the Agricultural Products Trade and Policy Research Office of the Institute of Rural Development of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, pointed out that China is in the entire international community. Due to the intense resources, China attaches great importance to the food issue, and will not let the situation affecting farming and harvest happen.

In addition, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the level of emphasis on food security is even more difficult for other countries to match. It is very different from other countries.”

Hu Glacier pointed out that the agricultural production in the mainland, the basic supply of grain, the import of agricultural products and the trade policy of agricultural products basically serve the overall situation of national food security.

"Regardless of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the new crown pneumonia epidemic and other interference factors, China has become the world's largest importer of agricultural products from the planned economy to its entry into the WTO after reform and opening up." The top priority of the whole party's work, and food security is also a national strategy.

Therefore, the innovation and independence of China's seed industry is imperative.

The 2021 Central Economic Work Conference emphasized "carrying out technical breakthroughs in seed source 'stuck necks', determined to fight a turnaround in the seed industry".

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For details, please read the 321st issue of "Hong Kong 01" Electronic Weekly Newsletter (June 13, 2022) "

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