By 2009, genetically modified (GM) crops were adopted in 25 countries covering an area of more than 134 million hectares with an annual growth rate of 7%. The Chinese government implemented a$3.5 billion GM Crops Initiative that included Bt rice to secure its food supply and to address land degradation, chronic water shortages, and a growing population that already numbers 1.3 billion. Transgenic Bt rice is not approved in any country so far, but is likely to be approved in China in the near future. However...