A food safety factory shutdown has Americans hunting for baby formula. Readying themselves for a covid-19 lockdown, Chinese in Beijing emptied store shelves. Emerging from lockdown, some in Shanghai are visiting well-provisioned markets. U.S.-China agricultural trade is booming, but many are still being left hungry. Food security, sustainability and safety remain issues.
Andrew Walder, Stanford University
Walder was a discussant for the U.S.-China Institute conference panel on “Disparity.”

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Andrew Walder is Professor of Sociology and senior fellow of the Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies at
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