To Achieve Food Security, Xi Turns to the Private Sector
The prominent position of top agricultural entrepreneurs at the Chinese leader’s meeting with private sector bosses illustrates how much of a priority the sector has become.
Farmers harvest potatoes in Luannan County, Hebei Province, China. Credit: Zhang Yongxin via Adobe Stock
From chips to robots, the invitees to Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s meeting with private entrepreneurs last month represented sectors that mostly came as no surprise. That is, except for one group: the Big Food bosses.
Founders of four large agricultural companies were given prime seats at the carefully choreographed gathering: all were seated in the first row; one was among a handful invited to speak. Positioning pig producers and milk formula makers ahead of the likes of Alibaba’s Jack Ma
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