China’s secret commodity stockpiles

Policymakers in Beijing are worried that a new anti-China US president could strangle their supply routes.

China is a vast country. It takes a lot of grain and meat to feed 1.4bn people. It also takes a steady hand and exceptional foresight to manage a country that large. Yet, the economy has struggled in recent years because of mismanagement and a real estate crisis. Lawmakers in Beijing are also trying to push the economy away from resource-intensive indus…