The Food Security Gene
A look at how Beijing is shedding its skepticism about GM crops.
Buying the Heartland
Does the U.S. need to worry about China encroaching on its territory? Many states used to court Chinese investors, but in recent months, more than...
Seed Savior?
Agribusiness giant Syngenta is unique on the world stage: it is a state-owned Chinese firm with an American CEO. After ChemChina's historic purchase of the...
Date Deception
Thanks to the recent enactment of the Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has had its hands full with imports from...
The Adaptation Advantage
China is mobilizing to adapt and thrive in a rapidly warming world. Under Xi Jinping, the country has undertaken thousands of projects — across industries...
China’s GMO U-Turn
After long restricting GMO crops, Beijing has begun loosening its stance in the name of food security.
The Corps of Xinjiang
Without understanding the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), it is impossible to understand modern day Xinjiang. Understanding the XPCC, however, is no small feat.
A Kernel of Hope
During the past year, U.S. corn exports to China have reached record levels. Will the surge last?
China’s Pandemic Pork Haul
As U.S. producer Smithfield warned of meat shortages unless plants stayed open, workers contracted Covid-19 and exports to China surged.
Willy Shih on Why the U.S Needs to Run Faster
The Harvard professor explains why Huawei is at the forefront of 5G and how Covid-19 shocked supply chains.
Operation Purple Maze
When a Chinese agribusiness tried to steal corn seeds from farms in Iowa and Illinois, it set off an elaborate, multi-year FBI investigation — raising...