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US farm chief says reliance on China threatens American ‘freedom’
US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins warned that American reliance on China for food and agricultural inputs poses an existential threat, framing food security as a national security issue. She defended the White House’s reduced fiscal 2027 budget request.
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