Commentary When you read the word technology, what images spring to mind? Smartphones, supercomputers, superfast search engines, self-driving cars, and so on. It’s important to remember that technology is simply the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. It’s a broad definition, meaning technology comes in many forms. Take seed technology, as in all the patents, trademarks, applications, trade secrets, and other intellectual property related to seed products, for example. It’s a basic tool for a country’s secure food supply. Right now, in China, there is a mismatch between the supply of grains and the demand for grains. With close to 20 percent of the world’s population, but only 7 percent of the world’s arable land, China is looking to science to boost seed production. In a desperate attempt to keep hungry people fed, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will go to any length to boost crop production, even if …