US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused China of “purposefully” refusing to buy soybeans from American farmers, saying this was why the US was considering ending trade with Beijing. Trump described China’s actions as an “economically hostile act” and said the US could produce its own cooking oil instead of depending on China .

“I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers, is an Economically Hostile Act. We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil, and other elements of Trade, as retribution. As an example, we can easily produce Cooking Oil ourselves, we don’t need to purchase it from China,” Trump said on Truth Social.

China cuts back on buying US soybeans

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