China is on a quest to ensure its food security and reduce its reliance on food imports. This has prompted a cautious embrace of a technology that its population has to date treated with deep mistrust: genetically-modified organisms.  On Christmas Day 2023, China issued licenses to 26 domestic companies to produce and distribute GM corn and soybean seeds, the latest move in a gradual liberalization that could dramatically enhance the country’s path to self-sufficiency. https://yout