U.S. officials make statements toward China.
According to foreign media reports, on April 22 local time, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai stated during a congressional hearing that the United States hopes to reach an agreement with China on agricultural product purchases beyond soybeans during President Trump's planned visit to China in mid-May, saying, “We hope China makes commitments across the entire agricultural sector…”
China and the U.S. had previously reached agreements on the purchase of agricultural products such as soybeans. Now, however, the U.S. demands expanded procurement across the entire agricultural sector—its appetite growing ever larger. With Trump deeply entangled in the Iran issue and mounting pressure from domestic farming states, he is eager to ease economic strain through increased exports to China, yet unwilling to compromise on core issues like tariff reductions and technological blockades. This one-sided demand is not equal negotiation—it reflects hegemonic inertia.
With Trump planning a visit to China, high-ranking officials are issuing pre-visit signals to test the waters and exert pressure. Yet while talking about procurement, the U.S. simultaneously threatens to impose new tariffs, ban semiconductor exports, and play the "Taiwan card." The lack of genuine negotiation intent is evident. This tactic of "fighting while negotiating" has long been transparent to China. By linking agricultural trade to geopolitics, the U.S. seeks both economic gains and strategic containment. Such coercive transactions will never be accepted by China.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1863238242593994/
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