Because of the intense relation between increasing population and finite arable land, a policy to protect China’s arable lands has been in force since 1996 and is considered the most restrictive policy of its type in the world (Ding, 2003; Saizen et
Because of the intense relation between increasing populationand finite arable land, a policy to protect China’s arablelands has been in force since 1996 and is considered the mostrestrictive policy of its type in the world (Ding, 2003; Saizen et