Donald Trump has called on China to quadruple its imports of American soyabeans to reduce its trade surplus with the US, a day before a crucial truce between the two countries is due to expire.
The US president’s comments address one of the key political pressure points for Washington in its trade war with Beijing — the negative impact of high Chinese tariffs on US farmers who see China as one of their biggest markets.
“Our great farmers produce the most robust soybeans. I hope China will quickly quadruple its soybean orders. This is also a way of substantially reducing China’s Trade Deficit [sic] with the USA,” Trump posted on Truth Social, his social media site.