Food security is the most basic form of security. No, importing food is not acceptable. Ever heard of gouging and American's plan to blockade China? You can live without iPhones or fridges, but you can't last more than a few days without food.
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I wouldn't be so dismissive of Vietnam in terms of population. It is bigger than Germany. 180% size of South Korea. 70% size of Japan. By itself it will not replace China, but it has potential for top 10 for sure.
Any chance of preventing her from going back to Taiwan while she is travelling?
I do appreciate the use of silhouettes of the mighty J-20 in the illustration.
That is what I have believed in for a long time, and that is this war in Europe is the most important thing going on right now.
Australia MSM funded by US chicken-hawks think thanks: YAY LETS GO TO WAR WITH A NUCLEAR ARMED POWER, WOOOHOOO.
Reality:
I cannot even imagine the absolute shear psychological terror that is to be in conflict that can go nuclear at any moment.
Be careful calling the devil because he may come and may wont be pretty.
India is exporting people all over the world, trying to hoard resources for their country.
Bro, your source shows only a 5% increase in rice yields/acre over 10 years and a 2% increase in overall rice production in 10 years.
That's not sufficient to support 3 Billion people. Even taking 1999 estimates, a 4% increase in rice production over 20 years will barely make a dent in your carrying capacity.
Overdependence on importation of food is a national security risk. Food security is the most basic of securities man, you can't have the US Navy just blockade your ports, and your entire starves to death.
The concept of arable land is widely known, and you are not the first to propose human interventions to expand arable land via irrigation, canals, or $80 Billion that China is already doing. However, it's extremely expensive to create projects like South-North water transfer projects because of eminent domain and construction costs. People already live on the land that has 'arable potential' or along the pathway of irrigation canals, you either have to bulldoze entire villages, cities, etc...and relocate them with new housing for them. Yes, it is possible with, but difficult and costly to expand arable land area.
If China's population in 2023 was 1.8 Billion due to lack of One Child Policy, the GDP per capita would be much much lower. Living standards would be lower. More people is better than less is too simplistic.
You still haven't provided a source for 3 Billion population carrying capacity. You can't just cite 2% "Rice Years" growth, when an average person needs 213 kg of grain, 25 kg of meat, 10 kg of eggs, 6 kg of vegetables, and 8 kg of vegetable oil and sugar each. How much water and grassland for cattle, meat, chicken production?