Caixin China Biz Roundup: Is China Warming to Genetically Modified Crops?

In today’s episode: a senior agriculture official says that the country should pursue biotech solutions to boost national food security — but convincing the public the practice is safe remains a major challenge; the southern island of Hainan could soon become the nation’s top free trade port; and how the finance ministry intends to measure the performance of state-owned commercial lenders