President Donald Trump claims China is not buying American soybeans as a negotiating tactic. Photo: AP PHOTO

US President Donald Trump says soybeans would be a major topic of discussion when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in four weeks.

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"The Soybean Farmers of our Country are being hurt because China is, for 'negotiating' reasons only, not buying," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday.

Chinese importers have not yet bought soybeans from the autumn US harvest during the trade war between Washington and Beijing, costing US farmers billions of dollars in lost sales.

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