A A LEI DE PROMOÇÃO DA MECANIZAÇÃO AGRÍCOLA DA CHINA (2004) COMO ESTRATÉGIA TERRITORIAL

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Abstract

The Agricultural Mechanization Promotion Law of China (2004) represents a milestone in the transformation of Chinese agrarian space. This article analyzes this legislation as a territorial strategy for developing productive forces, articulating subsidies, industrial policy, and machinery rental services. Based on the category of socio-spatial formation (Santos, 1977) and on the concept of projetamento in 21st century Chinese socialism (Dalpiaz; Jabbour, 2025), the study examines how the Chinese state reconciles insertion into global capitalism with strategic control over the productive technical base. Data from the China Statistical Yearbook (2000-2023) reveal a dual dynamic: while the stock of small tractors remains predominant (15.6 million in 2023), medium and large-sized models grew significantly, from 97.5 thousand to 551.1 thousand units (values in 10 thousand units). This phenomenon is explained by the law's bidirectional action: consolidation of mechanization in smallholdings and creation of foundations for large-scale agriculture through rental services and land reforms. It is concluded that the rental service model emerges as an institutional innovation to reconcile small property with productivity gains. Finally, principles are drawn for Brazilian rural planning, confronting the goals of Nova Indústria Brasil with regional inequalities evidenced by the 2017 Agricultural Census.