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Securing the ‘Rice Bowl’

China and Global Food Security

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Authors:
  1. Hongzhou Zhang

    1. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

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  • Analyzes China's food security issues and their global implications
  • Explores how climate change, industrial agriculture, urbanization, and other changes across Asia impact China's agricultural sector
  • Elucidates the ways that China's growing appetites will transform countries all over the world

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Feeding China

    • Hongzhou Zhang
    Pages 1-27

  3. Paradigm Shift in China’s Food Security Strategy

    • Hongzhou Zhang
    Pages 29-63

  4. Scaling Up and Cleaning Up the Farmland

    • Hongzhou Zhang
    Pages 65-93

  5. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) as the New Hope

    • Hongzhou Zhang
    Pages 95-123

  6. Fishing for Food

    • Hongzhou Zhang
    Pages 125-153

  7. Looking South for Rice

    • Hongzhou Zhang
    Pages 155-180

  8. Marching West for “Bread”

    • Hongzhou Zhang
    Pages 181-205

  9. Food Power in the Context of Sino-American Rivalry

    • Hongzhou Zhang
    Pages 207-233

  10. Creating China’s Global Agribusinesses

    • Hongzhou Zhang
    Pages 235-263

  11. A Hungry China and the Future of Global Food Governance

    • Hongzhou Zhang
    Pages 265-295

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 297-304
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About this book

This book offers a snappy but comprehensive investigation of how the resource needs of today could become the resource conflicts of tomorrow. As the most populous country in the world, the security of China’s “rice bowl” is not only a top political priority for China’s policymakers but increasingly a critical global concern as the country emerges as a leading food importer and a major player in outward agricultural investment. This book sheds light on China’s efforts, both at home and abroad, to safeguard its food security and how these efforts will affect global food systems. This book will be of interest to industry analysts, institutional investors, and scholars of China's global rise. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

    Hongzhou Zhang

About the author

Hongzhou Zhang is a Research Fellow with the China Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His latest publications include China and Transboundary Water Politics in Asia (2017) and the China’s Global Quest for Resources: Energy, Food and Water (2016).  In addition, he has contributed papers to peer-reviewed journals such as the Global Policy, Contemporary Southeast Asia, Marine Policy, Pacific Review, WIREs Water, International Journal of Water Resources Development, the Copenhagen Journal of Asia Studies, Harvard Asia Quarterly, the ISPI Analysis, and Southeast Asia Studies. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Securing the ‘Rice Bowl’

  • Book Subtitle: China and Global Food Security

  • Authors: Hongzhou Zhang

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0236-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-0235-0Published: 18 July 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4366-7Published: 01 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-0236-7Published: 03 July 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 304

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Asian Politics, Agricultural Economics, Asian Economics

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