I lived in Japan 20 years ago...at the time the California rice growers were trying to sell their rice in Japan....the Japanese said no...we don’t want to depend on imported food...as well, I have visited China, Chinese soil is totally depleted from 100s of years of cultivation, I can see importing from Australia/New Zealand/Canada....but China, NO way....I never ‘knowingly’ buy Chinese food products...
It is a good policy and would serve the United States well right now.
Despite all of our imports we still subsidize our farmers not to grow crops.
Unbelievable! I very much enjoy preparing and eating oriental food. The Japanese product is always of an unimpeachable quality. I stopped buying any Chinese food products three weeks ago. BTW- We hosted an exchange student from Japan a few years ago. She was an associate for my wife's non-profit group. Her lodging plans fell apart at the last minute and the association asked if we could could board her few three days. My wife called me and asked if I would mind having a 24 year old Japanese woman stay at our house. I ran out the door and asked what time her plane was arriving! True story! :-D