China Struggles to Maintain Food Security Amid Extreme Weather

China's leader has made ensuring the country's ability to feed its large population a top priority.
Recent weather events like floods and droughts have disrupted agricultural production and threatened livestock.
Feeding China's 1.4 billion people is central to the country's goal of becoming a superpower.
China is developing new technologies and crops to create a more reliable food supply.
Unpredictable extreme weather poses an ongoing challenge to China's food security.