Zhang: How events in China affect Iowa farms

Wendong Zhang, associate professor, was interviewed for a March 14 Daily Scoop story, "5 Transformations Happening in China That Will Affect Your Farm."

“Chinese domestic policies have consequences for the global market,” says Wendong Zhang, Iowa State University Extension economist. 

Zhang grew up in rural northeast China (his rural county was home to more than 1 million people and more than 100 million people across the globe share his last name). To set the stage for what farmers should know about China to understand the trade war, he provides a few key facts.