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.
David Shambaugh: Chinese Politics in 2016
David Shambaugh 댕寬 teaches political science and is director of the China Policy Program at George Washington University. He previously taught at the University of London and edited the leading journal in the field, The China Quarterly. His many influential books include China Goes Global: The Partial Power, China’s Communist Party: Atrophy and Adaptation, and Modernizing China’s Military: Progress, Problems, and Prospects. His latest, China’s Future and the 6th edition of The China Reader: Rising Power are just out.
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