{"id":2017643,"date":"2026-06-29T16:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017643"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:00:49","slug":"china-understands-food-security-the-eu-does-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017643","title":{"rendered":"China understands food security \u2014 the EU does not"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/80\/45\/19\/1200x675_cmsv2_072af104-63f8-5832-bf95-4d19c380b67a-9804519.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2905920-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2905920\" data-cid=\"9818157\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2905920-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" 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<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Europe<\/p>\n<p>                          Europe News<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\"><span class=\"c-article-title__prefix--grey\">Euroviews. <\/span><br \/>\n            China understands food security \u2014 the EU does not<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" 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    The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews.\n            <\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Europe thinks that it is self-sufficient in food, but the reality is that its supply chain depends on imports for meat production. The EU is structurally dependent on imported high-protein feed to raise farmed animals, particularly soy and maize, writes Nico Muzi in an OpEd for Euronews.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>Having access to a reliable supply of affordable, nutritious food may be something many Euronews readers take for granted. But with war and extreme weather linked to climate change disrupting food production, supply chains and harvests, food is becoming more expensive and, with future shocks and a growing global population, could become less abundant. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Severe drought, energy shortages and food insecurity: What El Ni\u00f1o could mean for Europe this year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The meat we produce and eat in the continent is especially vulnerable, as it relies heavily on a supply chain dependent on imports. <\/p>\n<p>China is showing strong signals of having realised this, and is acting now to ensure greater food security for its people in the future. The EU is not. <\/p>\n<h2>New proteins: A defining technology of the 21st century<\/h2>\n<p>In a striking coincidence, on a rainy day in March, China was taking strides towards food security while the EU was doing the opposite. <\/p>\n<p>On that same day, the EU decided to miss the boat on one of the defining technologies of the 21st century: new proteins. <\/p>\n<p>In grey Brussels, political representatives of all EU countries agreed to ban \u2018meaty\u2019 terms such as beef, pork or chicken from being used to name cultivated meat products, potentially pulling the rug out from under a technology which could provide a reliable flow of home-grown protein, the price and availability of which would not yo-yo with world events. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">\u2018No clear environmental benefit\u2019: EU crackdown on \u2018meaty\u2019 plant-based labels sparks climate concern<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, in Beijing, the National People\u2019s Congress unveiled the 15th Five-Year Plan, China\u2019s most important political and industrial strategy document, and for the first time identified new proteins &#8211; including cultivated meat &#8211; as a national food security priority. <\/p>\n<p>Leaving aside the ridiculousness of not allowing producers to call a muscle grown from a cow cell \u2018beef\u2019, Europe\u2019s decision demonstrates a total failure to address the critical issue of food security through protein diversification grown at home. <\/p>\n<h2>The EU is dependent on imported high-protein feed<\/h2>\n<p>We, in Europe, like to think that we are self-sufficient in food, but the reality is a supply chain heavily dependent on imports for meat production. <\/p>\n<p>Yes, the EU is a net exporter of meat (especially pork) and dairy. But the mighty EU industrial meat complex is structurally dependent on imported high-protein feed to grow the farmed animals, especially soy and maize. <\/p>\n<p>The EU relies on imports for two-thirds of its high-protein feed requirements. High-protein feed (above 30% protein content) is used to optimise growth and overall productivity in intensive livestock production. <\/p>\n<p>Soybean meals are the primary high-protein feed source, accounting for 17% (11.8 million tonnes) of total EU feed protein use, of which nearly all is imported. <\/p>\n<p>Soya production in the EU only covers 10% of usage in the bloc, primarily for human consumption (think of soya drinks, yogurts and tofu). The EU also imports substantial volumes of maize, another key animal feed crop, to satisfy the exorbitant demand for animal feed. <\/p>\n<h2>Supply chain disruption causes spiralling meat prices<\/h2>\n<p>The Ukraine and Iran wars are troubling examples of how vulnerable systems like this are, with supply chain disruption causing spiralling meat prices. <\/p>\n<p>Instead of consistently ramping up animal feed imports, diversifying the protein that\u2019s available and accessible can actually shore up food security. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-euronews\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        \n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>China figured that out. <\/p>\n<p>China is also a meat powerhouse, accounting for the largest meat production capacity in the world &#8211; roughly one out of every two pigs slaughtered globally is slaughtered in China. <\/p>\n<p>Like the EU, it\u2019s highly dependent on imported animal feed, in particular soy from Brazil, Argentina and, recently less so due to the tariff war, the US. <\/p>\n<p>Unlike Europe, China sees dependency on high-protein feed as a critical vulnerability for the country. This is the primary reason why President Xi Jinping elevated new proteins to a top food security priority in the 15th Five-Year Plan. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">China puts anti-dumping tariff of up to 18.9% on pork imports from EU<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The plan explicitly states that China will &#8220;include new protein sources in the national food security strategy.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Its stated goal is to: &#8220;Promote the development of the biomanufacturing industry, build key technology and raw material platforms, strengthen R&amp;D and applications in areas such as microbial proteins and functional food ingredients, and drive the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Biomanufacturing, the backbone of precision fermentation and cultivated meat, now sits alongside renewables and AI as a national priority sector.<\/p>\n<h2>China treats new proteins as national security infrastructure<\/h2>\n<p>In fact, China now treats new proteins the same way it treated solar panels two decades ago, and batteries and electric vehicles (EVs) a decade ago: as national security infrastructure, not a consumer lifestyle choice. <\/p>\n<p>As a new report by global sustainability consultancy Systemiq shows, China is applying its proven \u2018industrial strategy playbook\u2019 to protein production: combining state-backed research and development, infrastructure investment, public procurement and low-cost capital to accelerate domestic capability and reduce dependence on imported feed and livestock systems. <\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s Five-Year Plans don\u2019t just transform their own economy. They reshape global markets. <\/p>\n<p>When China decided to back EVs in the 2011-2015 Plan, electric car adoption accelerated worldwide. More than one in four cars sold today are electric. China dominates the electric car industry, with its brands responsible for more than half of global Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) models and sales. The same pattern could now play out in food.<\/p>\n<p>According to projections from Systemiq\u2019s analysts, China\u2019s strategic pivot toward biomanufacturing and new proteins is set to slash its soybean import dependency by approximately 25% by 2030. This is a volume almost equal to the current imports from the United States. <\/p>\n<h2>The EU risks new dependencies<\/h2>\n<p>If the EU doesn\u2019t act now and invest heavily in new proteins, it risks exacerbating animal feed dependency with the US and South America, and increasing the (already considerable) trade deficit and technology dependency with China.<\/p>\n<p>The irony is that this technology was born in Europe. Around 15 years ago, the Dutch developed the first lab-grown burger in the world. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Lab-grown proteins for a hungry world &#8211; made in Europe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>This makes sense: we don\u2019t have a lot of arable land but we are world leaders in biotechnology and biomanufacturing. <\/p>\n<p>In addition to research and innovation capacity, Europe has the highly-skilled labour force needed to take proteins made from plants, microorganisms and cultivated animal cells to market. We clearly have a competitive advantage there.<\/p>\n<h2>The EU Biotech Act II: A second chance<\/h2>\n<p>Thankfully, it\u2019s not too late: the upcoming EU Biotech Act II offers a second chance.<\/p>\n<p>This powerful industrial policy instrument is the EU\u2019s bid to stop being a biotech talent farm for the US and China by cutting red tape, unlocking investment, scaling up production at home and boosting \u2018Made in the EU\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>For the Act to work towards strengthening food security in the bloc, it needs to include biomanufacturing for food and feed applications. <\/p>\n<p>This way, we could biomanufacture enzymes, feed inputs, proteins, and biomaterials domestically rather than importing them. <\/p>\n<p>The inclusion of food and feed production in the Biotech Act II could signal that the EU is finally onboard the food security boat before it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div 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the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2904967\" data-cid=\"9813915\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Heatwave: Which European countries are running out of water?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Having access to a reliable supply of affordable, nutritious food may be something many Euronews readers take for granted. But with war and extreme weather linked to climate change disrupting food production, supply chains and harvests, food is becoming more expensive and, with future shocks and a growing global population, could become less abundant.The meat we produce and eat in the continent is especially vulnerable, as it relies heavily on a supply chain dependent on imports.China is showing strong signals of having realised this, and is acting now to ensure greater food security for its people in the future. The EU is not.New proteins: A defining technology of the 21st centuryIn a striking coincidence, on a rainy day in March, China was taking strides towards food security while the EU was doing the opposite.On that same day, the EU decided to miss the boat on one of the defining technologies of the 21st century: new proteins.In grey Brussels, political representatives of all EU countries agreed to ban \u2018meaty\u2019 terms such as beef, pork or chicken from being used to name cultivated meat products, potentially pulling the rug out from under a technology which could provide a reliable flow of home-grown protein, the price and availability of which would not yo-yo with world events.Meanwhile, in Beijing, the National People\u2019s Congress unveiled the 15th Five-Year Plan, China\u2019s most important political and industrial strategy document, and for the first time identified new proteins &#8211; including cultivated meat &#8211; as a national food security priority.Leaving aside the ridiculousness of not allowing producers to call a muscle grown from a cow cell \u2018beef\u2019, Europe\u2019s decision demonstrates a total failure to address the critical issue of food security through protein diversification grown at home.The EU is dependent on imported high-protein feedWe, in Europe, like to think that we are self-sufficient in food, but the reality is a supply chain heavily dependent on imports for meat production.Yes, the EU is a net exporter of meat (especially pork) and dairy. But the mighty EU industrial meat complex is structurally dependent on imported high-protein feed to grow the farmed animals, especially soy and maize.The EU relies on imports for two-thirds of its high-protein feed requirements. High-protein feed (above 30% protein content) is used to optimise growth and overall productivity in intensive livestock production.Soybean meals are the primary high-protein feed source, accounting for 17% (11.8 million tonnes) of total EU feed protein use, of which nearly all is imported.Soya production in the EU only covers 10% of usage in the bloc, primarily for human consumption (think of soya drinks, yogurts and tofu). The EU also imports substantial volumes of maize, another key animal feed crop, to satisfy the exorbitant demand for animal feed.Supply chain disruption causes spiralling meat pricesThe Ukraine and Iran wars are troubling examples of how vulnerable systems like this are, with supply chain disruption causing spiralling meat prices.Instead of consistently ramping up animal feed imports, diversifying the protein that\u2019s available and accessible can actually shore up food security.China figured that out.China is also a meat powerhouse, accounting for the largest meat production capacity in the world &#8211; roughly one out of every two pigs slaughtered globally is slaughtered in China.Like the EU, it\u2019s highly dependent on imported animal feed, in particular soy from Brazil, Argentina and, recently less so due to the tariff war, the US.Unlike Europe, China sees dependency on high-protein feed as a critical vulnerability for the country. This is the primary reason why President Xi Jinping elevated new proteins to a top food security priority in the 15th Five-Year Plan.The plan explicitly states that China will &#8220;include new protein sources in the national food security strategy.&#8221;Its stated goal is to: &#8220;Promote the development of the biomanufacturing industry, build key technology and raw material platforms, strengthen R&amp;D and applications in areas such as microbial proteins and functional food ingredients, and drive the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries.&#8221;Biomanufacturing, the backbone of precision fermentation and cultivated meat, now sits alongside renewables and AI as a national priority sector.China treats new proteins as national security infrastructureIn fact, China now treats new proteins the same way it treated solar panels two decades ago, and batteries and electric vehicles (EVs) a decade ago: as national security infrastructure, not a consumer lifestyle choice.As a new report by global sustainability consultancy Systemiq shows, China is applying its proven \u2018industrial strategy playbook\u2019 to protein production: combining state-backed research and development, infrastructure investment, public procurement and low-cost capital to accelerate domestic capability and reduce dependence on imported feed and livestock systems.China\u2019s Five-Year Plans don\u2019t just transform their own economy. They reshape global markets.When China decided to back EVs in the 2011-2015 Plan, electric car adoption accelerated worldwide. More than one in four cars sold today are electric. China dominates the electric car industry, with its brands responsible for more than half of global Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) models and sales. The same pattern could now play out in food.According to projections from Systemiq\u2019s analysts, China\u2019s strategic pivot toward biomanufacturing and new proteins is set to slash its soybean import dependency by approximately 25% by 2030. This is a volume almost equal to the current imports from the United States.The EU risks new dependenciesIf the EU doesn\u2019t act now and invest heavily in new proteins, it risks exacerbating animal feed dependency with the US and South America, and increasing the (already considerable) trade deficit and technology dependency with China.The irony is that this technology was born in Europe. Around 15 years ago, the Dutch developed the first lab-grown burger in the world.This makes sense: we don\u2019t have a lot of arable land but we are world leaders in biotechnology and biomanufacturing.In addition to research and innovation capacity, Europe has the highly-skilled labour force needed to take proteins made from plants, microorganisms and cultivated animal cells to market. We clearly have a competitive advantage there.The EU Biotech Act II: A second chanceThankfully, it\u2019s not too late: the upcoming EU Biotech Act II offers a second chance.This powerful industrial policy instrument is the EU\u2019s bid to stop being a biotech talent farm for the US and China by cutting red tape, unlocking investment, scaling up production at home and boosting \u2018Made in the EU\u2019.For the Act to work towards strengthening food security in the bloc, it needs to include biomanufacturing for food and feed applications.This way, we could biomanufacture enzymes, feed inputs, proteins, and biomaterials domestically rather than importing them.The inclusion of food and feed production in the Biotech Act II could signal that the EU is finally onboard the food security boat before it\u2019s too late.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2026\/06\/29\/china-understands-food-security-the-eu-does-not&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/80\/45\/19\/1200x675_cmsv2_072af104-63f8-5832-bf95-4d19c380b67a-9804519.jpg&#8221;] Europe News MEPs blocked from inspecting Italy&#8217;s Albania migrant centre No Comment Thousands take part in New York Pride parade Europe News Eleven killed as parachute training aircraft crashes near Nancy Europe News EU sets October deadline to get &#8216;tangible&#8217; results with China Europe News MEPs blocked from inspecting Italy&#8217;s Albania migrant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-2017643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2017643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017643\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2017643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2017643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2017643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}