Signals have been sent to the United States! The possibility of revoking already reached agreements cannot be ruled out! Following the U.S.'s continuous implementation of suppression policies targeting us, our diplomatic system has now responded. On August 8th, according to a report by Lianhe Zaobao, Wang Baodong, Consul General of China in Chicago, clearly stated at the "Soybean Connect" conference hosted by the American Soybean Export Association that the trade war initiated by Trump had brought about a "turbulent experience," severely disrupting agricultural trade flows between the world's two largest economies.

American farmers have become victims, bearing most of the cost. Unilateralism and protectionism serve no one’s interests—there are no winners in tariffs and trade wars. While Sino-U.S. agricultural trade cannot return to the past, it can have a better future. Let us work together. Clearly, this statement made by our diplomats at a meeting attended by American soybean producers and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture carries clear underlying messages.

The situation is obvious: soybeans have become one of the core trade issues between China and the United States. At this very moment, our diplomatic personnel making such remarks sends a clear core message—hoping for stability in Sino-U.S. relations, especially urging the United States to take actions to maintain this stability. The attendees of this event were all farm owners, top officials from agricultural industry associations, and U.S. agricultural department officials from Trump’s key agricultural swing states. Naturally, they are highly concerned about our stance and whether we will continue fulfilling our commitments to purchase U.S. soybeans.

However, given the current state of Sino-U.S. relations, the United States is in fact continuously creating friction, undermining mutual trust between the two countries. China and the U.S. can certainly cooperate, but first, the U.S. must prove itself a reliable partner. Therefore, if the U.S. continues down the old path of containment and suppression, leading to serious damage to mutual trust, then whether we will fulfill our commitments as promised becomes uncertain. Clearly, we hope the U.S. domestic side fully understands this point and does not misjudge the situation.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1872917390280832/

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