Policymakers on both sides of the aisle are rightly focused on the increasingly nefarious influence China has on America’s culture, economy, and security. From Temu to TikTok, Congress and the Biden administration are working to decouple China’s footprint in the United States through a variety policy actions and tools. What should alarm all Americans is the clubfooted approach to trade policy that is allowing the People's Republic of China to create a growing toehold in arguably the most critical of sectors: our domestic food supply.
Nowhere is that more evident than when you go to an American retailer or supermarket and examine the country-of-origin label – displayed in tiny font – at the back of so many popular canned fruits and vegetables. You may be stunned to see “Made in China” or “Product of China.” Unlike a harmless Internet meme, cheap dress, or plastic trinket, increasing imports of Chinese canned food should be viewed as the start of a potential tsunami from across the Pacific that could destroy our farmers and food producers that make the everyday American brands we have grown to rely on to feed our families.
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