They have 5 times the population of America, which also amounts to 5 times the mouths to feed. They get millions upon millions of tons of foodstuffs from the US (mostly grains and livestock feeds) That would end in the event of a war. We are much better prepared, at least from a food situation, to survive a war than China is...
>>We are much better prepared, at least from a food situation, to survive a war than China is...<<
Seems that a lot of food we consume comes from China - and much of it is contaminated (not just pet food).
I’m for all labeling to display country of origin.
In the case of a complete blockade, Chinese would be eating a lot of rice and less meat, while Americans would be eating lots of corn, wheat, and some meat, and less out-of-season fruits and vegetables. It would be more drastic for China, but easily survivable for both countries (if nuclear war doesn't destroy most of the farmland).