Surely something like feeding their population is no problem for such a formidable world power.
Could be that their priorities are way off.
In almost every instance, famines are caused not by actual insufficient amounts of food, but by failure to make the necessary accommodations to assure a supply line is always available and being utilized by the government authorities involved.
The United States and other food-producing nations around the world have more than enough capacity to take up the shortfall in Chinese harvests, and they are willing to make that largesse available to the Chinese government. But Xi Jinping, in his wisdom, cannot or will not divert resources to meet this internal crisis (largely due to his intransigent actions and diplomatic responses), as that would mean giving up some long-term goals that are inimical to most of the Western world and other Asian nations.
The CCP gave; the Western world COVID-19 Wuhan virus, and they are reaping the whirlwind. I feel not a bit sorry for the CCP, but they have subjected a billion and a half human beings to their own mistakes and vehement bilious tantrum.
Feeding their population is not really much of a concern. If a few hundred million starve o death, it will be a needed reduction in population. The leaders do hav to wory about what that does to the Mandate of Heaven, and yes, that is a concern in the back of their minds.
China is raping the world of every single edible thing from land to ocean.
Starvation is a commie tactic - they don’t give a damn about their people.