Discussion on Biotechnology and Food Policy: Taking China’s Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
Md. Ashrafuzzaman
University of Lisbon, Novo University of Lisbon, Portugal. and University of East Anglia, UK. and Department of Anthropology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh.
Md. Sayedur Rahman *
Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur-5400, Bangladesh. and Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This article presents the context of food system in China, and discusses how genetic modification policy of the country is affected by the change in the food system which is reflected in the debate on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). An overview of the development of biotechnology in China followed by an analysis of the theoretical framework of food system is given to analyze the transformation of China's genetic modification policy. This article concludes with a brief review of the Chinese government's framework and contemporary propositions based on the major research questions and the debate about biotechnology as reflected in China's food policy.
Keywords: Biotechnology, food system, policies, GMOs, China.