Food security and food safety in China's foreign policy

Fifteen years ago, US environmentalist Lester Brown stirred up controversy with his book Who Will Feed China?, which made dire predictions about increasing Chinese demographic pressures threatening the global food supply. In recent years, however, the attention of the international community has shifted to “what is China feeding us?” and has become concerned about the continual food safety problems plaguing China, now an important exporter in an increasingly globalized food supply system.