Making the best of the trade war
NOVANEWS
Embargoes and tariffs are pushing China to become increasingly self-sufficient in the vital areas of food production and tech development.
Proletarian writers
Farmers working soy crops in regions such as Heilongjiang province, northeastern China, may expand their acreage under new government plans.
China is taking strong measures to defend itself against the trade war that the UShas launched against it. For example, the Times of 30 May 2019 gives details of how the People’s Republic is increasing its soya crop in order to avoid having to import soybeans from the US.
The paper reports: “Almost two years after the first salvos of President Trump’s trade war with Beijing, the agricultural workers of Jilin province are reaping the rewards of seeds sown thousands of mil...