Imagine China applying the same industry policy playbook for electric cars, solar panels and AI to agriculture and food self-sufficiency
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenDavid DodwellDavid Dodwell is CEO of the trade policy and international relations consultancy Strategic Access. Published: 4:30pm, 8 May 2026Even as “China shock 2.0” is roiling Western manufacturers, we must, it seems, brace for “China shock 3.0” – to the global food economy – as President Xi Jinping doubles down on the imperative that has obsessed Beijing for decades: food security.“China’s Food Future”, a consultation paper by Systemiq funded by the California-based Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, warns that China is poised to “reshape global agricultural commodity supply chains”.
