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August 22Chinese Ambassador to the United StatesReminding the United States at the U.S.-China Soybean Cooperation Breakfast, he said,"The experience of Sino-US soybean trade fully shows that cooperation is beneficial to both sides, while confrontation hurts both sides".He also stressed that agriculture should not be linked to politics, and that farmers should not pay for trade wars.
On the eve of the speech, the White House said:On September 3rd, President Trump will receive the new Polish President navrotsky Bloomberg at the White House.The two are going to hold closed-door talks. This arrangement collided with the commemoration of the victory of China's Anti-Japanese War. The timing was so coincident that people had to think more about it.
After seeing the Bastille Day parade in France in 2017, Mr. Trump returned home and urged the Defense Department to prepare for the United States' own military parade. He has also publicly expressed his interest in the Chinese parade on several occasions, as if he wanted to attend it himself.
From the beginning, Trump used the "visit to China" as a bargaining chip to negotiate terms with China.Not long after he took office, he said he was eager to visit China, and the White House also said it was arranging Trump's visit to China.
During that time, Trump has been saying that he has received an invitation to visit China, but later the US has discovered that it has failed to profit from the trade war, and the situation has changed.
Trump made two wrong moves in succession,First, demand that China send another “official invitation,” otherwise it won’t come; then openly pressure that it won’t meet with China before the end of the year unless China agrees to sign an economic and trade agreement.
This self-reliant diplomatic gesture is obviously not clear who is most needed between the US and China, and it is precisely because of these two things that Trump has not been able to participate in the great parade in China.
Another reason why Trump didn't come to the 93 military parade is the public opinion environment in the United States. In the Sino-US tariff war, the United States can be said to have been caught by China.
Since China began to restrict rare earth exports, Trump had no choice but to take the initiative to negotiate with China.But in some Americans, it seems that he is compromising with China.
If Trump insists on participating in the September 3rd military parade, whether it is some people in the United States or the Democratic Party, they will definitely make a big deal out of it.At that time, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Trump to get rid of the hat of "weakness to China".
Trump also shouted on social media, asking China to quadruple American soybean orders and promising to provide "fast-track services".
China has previously been the largest buyer of U.S. soybeans, but since the start of the trade war, China’s purchases have dropped in a straight line.
American soybean farmers are having a hard time, prices have been falling, and many farms are facing bankruptcy.The chairman of the American Soybean Association wrote to the White House warning that agricultural losses could reach billions of dollars.
China has long begun its layout, increasing soybean imports from countries such as Brazil.Now, Brazilian soybean has basically replaced the U.S. market share in China.
While the United States announced that it would not participate in the military parade, the U.S. government successively introduced a series of new restrictions, covering almost all sensitive areas from technology, energy, education to agriculture.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has issued new regulations that directly prohibit Chinese companies from participating in the construction of U.S. submarine cables.The U.S. Treasury also named several Chinese companies sanctioned, saying they helped Iran export oil.
The chairman of the U.S. Congress “Chinese Affairs Committee” has requested the suspension of 7 universities and the cooperation of the Chinese National Study Foundation. Dartmouth College has announced that it will no longer enroll Chinese public foreign students.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched the so-called "National Farm Safety Action Plan", banning Chinese companies from investing in U.S. farmland, and clearing out China-U.S. research cooperation.Ironically, the total amount of China's imports of soybeans, corn and other agricultural products from the United States in 2024 will reach US$27.6 billion, accounting for more than 16% of U.S. exports to China.
In the face of this series of actions, China has not yielded.China has begun to fight back, controlling exports of key minerals such as gallium, germanium and antimony, which are widely used in chip, aerospace and military industries.
Ambassador Xie Feng said at the Sino-US Agricultural Dialogue that agriculture should not be politicized and farmers should not pay for the trade war.The Midwestern Agricultural State of the United States was the foundation for Trump winning the election.
He started as farmers, corn and soybeans, but now he regards agriculture as a victim of trade wars. Xie Feng's remarks are not only a criticism, but also a reminder that if you want to stop China's farmland investment, you have to wait and see if these farmers will vote for you.
In the first half of 2025, U.S. exports of agricultural products to China fell by 53 percent, with soybeans declining by 51 percent.This is not data on a blank sheet of paper, but rather inventory in Midwest warehouses, loans from farms, and risks to local banks.
While the United States announced that it would not participate in the Beijing 93rd military parade, U.S. Defense Secretary Austin made a phone call request to China, but China did not respond.This could be the first high-level military communication between China and the United States since Trump's second term.
The reason why China has not made a clear response is simple.Military communication must be based on strategic mutual trust between the two sides, rather than talking about the so-called "China threat" at the Xiangxiang meeting while pretending to want "peaceful communication."
Although Austin said at the Shangri-La Dialogue in May, "Do not seek conflict with China. "But he emphasized the so-called “China’s threat is real.”
Trump does not participate in the 93rd parade, the United States wants to strengthen relations internationally, and cooperate more with China, I am afraid it will be difficult,
China's shift to Brazil with soybean orders and export controls on key minerals suggest that,China still has many options to leave the US market, but the US will only ask for trouble if it leaves the Chinese market.
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2. "Xie Feng, Ambassador of China to the United States: China and the United States are both the most important agricultural producers and consumers in the world. Each side leads the way and can fully complement each other's advantages" 2025-08-23 14:09| Source: World Wide Web
“Trump invites the new President of Poland to visit the United States on September 3rd” 2025-08-10 07:32 PM Source: Observer Network
4. "The US Defense Secretary seeks to speak with the Chinese Defense Minister but China does not give a clear answer? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded" 2025-08-29 20:30 | Source: Beijing News