China is buying everything they can in the developing world, especially in Africa. It's not surprising they would try the same strategy with developed nations, but its not quite that easy.
However, what is a country's role in securing resources for itself? A century ago, it was deemed essential through direct colonization; a decade ago it was through free trade. Is securing resources via purchase - a hybrid of trade and colonialism - the new trend? This article goes into some of the negatives about agro-colonialism. While I don't agree with all of it, certainly it made me think.
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