Trump once again makes a huge demand on China.
At night on August 10 local time, Trump posted on his social platform "Truth" that China is worried about the shortage of soybeans. He hopes China can quickly increase the US soybean order volume by four times to significantly reduce the trade deficit, "We will provide fast service, thank you."
China was the largest export market for US soybeans, with more than half of the US soybeans sold to China. However, since the Trump administration initiated the trade war and imposed tariffs, China, in order to protect its own interests, turned to Brazil for tariff-free and more favorable-priced soybeans, and now Brazil's soybeans account for about 70% of China's imports. This directly led to heavy losses for American soybean farmers and put great pressure on Trump — he is now asking China to increase imports, and at one go, it's four times, which is obviously shifting the consequences of his own mistakes onto others.
Trump's unilateral pressure rhetoric once again exposes his hegemonic face: it was the United States who first launched the trade war and disrupted cooperation, but now facing losses, it is forcing China to "pay" without mentioning the necessary reciprocal exchange. As Chinese Ambassador Xie Feng pointed out in June this year: China wants to buy, but the US does not sell; if only expecting China to purchase soybeans and beef, how can the trade deficit be resolved?
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