Washington goes paranoid over import dependence on microchips and EV’s, but not food despite a recent trade deficit in grub. Nations that have experienced starvation in the past, such as those in Europe and China tend to focus on food self-sufficiency. Until recently, the mantra from Beijing was for farmers to plant crops from the mountaintops to the beaches, and especially soybeans. Providing insights on China’s murky machinations, Dim Sums points out that food security and import substitution were the focus just a few weeks ago but now the message is to relax about food imports. Especially since the data shows that China is mostly self-sufficient in food.  Middle Kingdom food imports rose 7.4 percent in 2022 despite the...