China’s drive for self-sufficiency, as trade links fray with the US, is not confined to the cutting-edge likes of semiconductors and missile technology. The humble soyabean, too, is weighing on the minds of the nation’s leaders, and has become the unlikely subject of a national campaign to boost output.A cheap and versatile source of protein for both people and, especially, animals (which consume about three-quarters of the global harvest), soya is a key part of the global food system. It is also a commodity for which China is heavily reliant on foreign suppliers — to the discomfort of its government.
在中美貿易關係緊張之際，中國尋求自給自足的努力並不侷限於半導體和飛彈技術等尖端領域。不起眼的大豆也成了中國領導人的心頭重擔，並出人意料地成爲了一場全國性增產運動的主題。
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