Re: Can China Feed Itself?

ha ha ha
you don't hear the chinese proverb : （朱門酒肉臭，路有凍死骨）= the rich let his meat deteriored, where the road are full of bones hungry to death !!
wealth belong to the corrupt officials only,
nothing to do with the peasants and ordinary citizens.


Alex wrote:

With such a huge foreign reserves, China will be able to feed itself.
If own production is not enough, there is world market to buy from.

As long as there is GDP growth and more reserves, Chinese in China will
not be in hunger.

ppp@xxxxxxxxx wrote:


Go to this URL
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/LUC/ChinaFood/index_m.htm

Its a fantastic resource on China.
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