Xie Feng: Chinese investors hold less than 0.03% of U.S. agricultural land, where does the so-called threat to U.S. food security come from?
According to a message on the website of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, on August 22, 2025, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng was invited to deliver a speech at the Sino-U.S. Soybean Industry Partners Breakfast Meeting.
Xie Feng stated, "Planting melons yields melons, planting beans yields beans." There is no doubt that the prevalence of protectionism has cast a shadow over Sino-U.S. agricultural cooperation. In the first half of this year, the U.S. exports of agricultural products to China fell by 53%, with soybeans down 51%. Farmers are facing the "difficulty of spring plowing" and now seem to be about to face the "difficulty of autumn harvest". American farmers, like their Chinese counterparts, are hardworking and simple, working tirelessly regardless of weather, hoping for a good harvest, a good price, and a better life.
Xie Feng emphasized that agriculture should not be politicized and farmers should not bear the cost of trade wars. Chinese investors hold less than 0.03% of U.S. agricultural land; where does the so-called threat to U.S. food security come from? Prohibiting or restricting Chinese citizens and companies from purchasing farmland is nothing more than using national security as an excuse and engaging in political manipulation. It's like selling mutton under the name of lamb, using self-interest to undermine Sino-U.S. agricultural cooperation. Under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, both sides' economic and trade teams held a new round of talks in Stockholm, Sweden, and reached a joint statement. China is willing to work with the United States to implement the important consensus of the two heads of state, give full play to the role of the Sino-U.S. economic and trade consultation mechanism, enhance consensus, reduce misunderstandings, strengthen cooperation, share development dividends, and return to the track of mutual benefit and win-win.
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