China Biotech Stance Complicated

Internal Political Pressures Weigh on Decisions

Jerry Hagstrom
By  Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
Chinese politicians' desire to make the country self-sufficient in food and feed grains slow approval of biotech crop imports in the nation. (DTN file photo by Lin Tan)
Chinese politicians' desire to make the country self-sufficient in food and feed grains slow approval of biotech crop imports in the nation. (DTN file photo by Lin Tan)
The process of getting biotech crops approved for import into China is complicated by political desires within the country for food and grain self-sufficiency.

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Jerry Hagstrom

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