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1. China could lose 35 per cent of its cropland by 2100, scientists warn
A peer-reviewed study published earlier this month estimated that 35 per cent of China’s cropland could disappear by 2100, even if the world delivers on its pledge to limit global warming under the Paris Agreement. The research raises concerns about food security and highlights the need for updated cropland protection policies.
2. Cuts will help to counter China ‘threat’, US deputy defence pick tells Senate
US President Donald Trump’s nominee for the second highest role in the Pentagon has vowed to increase efficiencies in the defence budget by getting the private sector involved in ramping up advanced technology development to counter China.
3. ‘What’s the point?’: Chinese factories hit hard amid US tariff policy shift
Few of the factory owners in this ramshackle part of Guangzhou in southern China have any idea what the “de minimis exemption” is or how it affects the level of tariffs their products face across the Pacific. But most of them are already feeling the chill as the US moves towards ending the long-standing tax exemption for small parcels.