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US farm chief: China reliance threatens American freedom

US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins warned lawmakers that the nation's reliance on China for agricultural inputs like food and fertilizer poses an "existential" threat to American freedom. She emphasized that food security is a national security issue, particularly as tariffs impact trade with China and global disruptions increase costs. Rollins made these remarks while defending the Agriculture Department's reduced budget request for fiscal year 2027. AI

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US farm chief: China reliance threatens American freedom

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Lucy Quaggin ·

    US farm chief says reliance on China threatens American ‘freedom’

    US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told lawmakers on Thursday that American dependence on China for food, fertiliser and other agricultural inputs poses an “existential” threat, framing food security as a national security issue while defending the White House’s reduced fisc…