China's current need to increase its water supply is rooted in
A)the need to grow more crops to support its growing population.
B)providing drinking water for southern urban areas.
C)developing mining industries in the arid northwest.
D)using water as a trading item to get preferential treatment for its exports.

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China's growing population requires more food, which necessitates increased agricultural production and thus a greater water supply for irrigation.

China's Current Need to Increase Its Water Supply Is Rooted