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Why wouldn't you have an agriculture industry ? This is the most vital industry, moreover on a island, when you are next to China, and that country want to asse
by hokkos 10y ago
Why wouldn't you have an agriculture industry ? This is the most vital industry, moreover on a island, when you are next to China, and that country want to assert dominance on the seas. Imagine how would survive the country if China start a blockade without a minimal agriculture at subsistence level.
- cyphar 10y agoThen trade with countries other than China (there are plenty of other countries in and near Asia -- such as Australia which has a very large agricultural industry due to having so much land)? Don't get me wrong, there are certain parts of agriculture (fishing for example) that make sense for a country like Japan, but considering how much land is required to grow crops sustainably it doesn't make sense (at least to me) to make your agriculture industry an important part of your protectionist rhetoric.
- Arizhel 10y agoThe OP specifically cited a Chinese blockade in his post. How are those other countries going to get your food to you when China is actively blocking them? They'll have to start a shooting war, and in the meantime your people are suddenly starving to death.