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(mào)易關(guān)系緊張之際，中國(guó)尋求自給自足的努力并不局限于半導(dǎo)體和導(dǎo)彈技術(shù)等尖端領(lǐng)域。不起眼的大豆也成了中國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的心頭重?fù)?dān)，并出人意料地成為了一場(chǎng)全國(guó)性增產(chǎn)運(yùn)動(dòng)的主題。