by Jeffry Babb
At harvest time in Henan, the fields of golden grain stretch from horizon to horizon. Harvesters the size of large SUVs clog the roads as they move from field to field to take the crop off. They unwaveringly progress across the fields of grain, steadily gobbling up the standing wheat. No inch of ground is wasted.
In the mountains, they still use sickles to harvest the grain. No space is unused. The North China Plain is the breadbasket of China. When Henan starves, China …
