China Is Facing Food-Supply Crisis, Notable Challenges to Regime’s Ambitions

The U.S.-China trade war has compounded a food shortage already in the making inside China, due to water pollution, industrial development, and more.

Chickens look for food in a cracked riverbed in Qijiang County, Chongqing City, on Aug. 26, 2006. China Photos/Getty Images

Chinese leader Xi Jinping recently went on an inspection tour of northeastern China, an area known as the country’s “bread basket.”

During his Sept. 25–28 visit, he said that China should become more self-reliant in its economy, from its manufacturing sector to food security.