Who would have thought that the U.S. government had only been suspended for five days in seven years, and the internal chaos was almost out of reach. Even if the 1.3 million soldiers could not get their wages, military dependents would have to go to the relief point to queue up at 5 a.m. to collect supplies.
But on the other hand, Trump suddenly received a "criticism" of China, and also shut down hopes that China can "give a face", which is the opposite attitude, what does it hide?
On October 1, 2025, the impact of the shutdown of the U.S. government first fell on military personnel. Many military dependents complained on social platforms that their families had lost their sources of income and could only go to community relief stations to collect rice, flour and oil.
On October 3, White House press secretary Caroline Levitt also revealed that a family of soldiers near Hoodburg, Texas, ran to the Christian Youth Food Distribution Unit from 5 a.m. for fear of being late and having nothing left.
1.3 million soldiers took the "white strip" to work, even the basic life has become a problem, but this matter has not been resolved, and another soybeans industry has been raised again.
Recently, American soybean farmers have been so worried that they have been unable to sleep recently. The soybeans in their fields are piled up and cannot be sold. Many people have calculated their accounts and now they are losing US$100 to US$150 per acre of soybeans, which is equivalent to working hard for more than half a year. If you don't mention the money, you still have to worry about not being able to repay the loan.
What is even more heartbreaking is that soybean exports, which were previously supported by the China market, are now almost zero. Industry data shows that China's soybean purchases from the United States have dropped to freezing point.
On the other hand, Brazil and Argentina's soybeans have firmly occupied the China market because their tariffs are much lower than those of the United States. On the one hand, there is internal concern about wage arrears of soldiers, and on the other hand, there is external concern about slow sales of soybeans. The United States has really had a difficult time in this short period of time.
During this chaotic time, Trump's attitude towards China suddenly changed. He used to "shout" at China on social media, but after only five days of suspension, such criticism disappeared.
On the contrary, it is reported that he privately hopes that China can "relax its mouth" in trade and soybean procurement, which is equivalent to "saving face" in disguise.
Moreover, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent also came out to "play", on the screens of U.S. consumer news and business channels, the Chinese and U.S. leaders will meet during the APEC (APEC) during late October, and will "break up" in the Sino-U.S. trade.
He also threw the previous problem to Biden, saying that "the previous policy left too much trouble." As soon as he said this, the host complained on the spot, which sounded like nonsense.
A lot of people also made the gossip, America is burning eyebrows, Bessent's "breakdown", is it really spec, or to stabilize the situation painted cake?
If you really believe Bescent, you would be naive. Let's first look at the actual data. The records of the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that since the end of May 2025, China has purchased almost zero soybeans from the United States.
On September 23, 24, China purchased 20 ships of approximately 1.3 million tons of Argentine soybeans, and gas-swept U.S. lawmakers said the Argentine kicked them.
The key is the tariffs, the U.S. soybeans in China to pay 23 percent tariffs, but Brazil, Argentina soybeans tariffs only three percent, in exchange for anyone will choose a high price ratio.
And China has always made it clear that soybean procurement is looking at market demand, not the "human face", now the domestic market has a more costly source of goods, and why do you have to spend a high price to buy American soybean?
Looking at this, Bessent's "APEC breakdown", more like the "determination pill" for the United States, really wants to, is still a bit far away, the United States has so much to deal with, but Trump's operation is incomprehensible.
On the one hand, he promised to Beyonce "to take 10 billion subsidies to save the field", but on the other hand, even the wages of the military cannot be issued, on the other hand, he just said to "saving spending to deal with the shutdown", on the other hand, it is planned to hold the "biggest celebration in the history of the navy", light preparation costs look like not a small number.
Someone calculated that if the 10 billion yuan subsidy is really paid out, the budget problem of the government shutdown must be solved first. However, Congress has not reached a consensus now. Where will the money come from?
The money for the celebration is not stuck, can never be owed to the army, but spend the money on the "supporting scene" is it? this operation of "removing the east wall to replenish the western wall", not the soya farm has no end, even inside the United States there are some doubts, this promise can not be fulfilled?
Faced with the "goodwill" from the United States, China's attitude has been very stable. Our country's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun responded on September 22 that China and the United States are in communication.
Although there is no concrete content, but the eyes can see, this depends on whether the two sides have really expressed their sincerity, whether they consider the actual needs.
For example, the Chinese market needs high-priced soybeans, and if the United States really wants to open the market, it must start from lowering tariffs and solving actual trade barriers, and negotiate and solve the problem on the basis of equality, respect and reciprocity, not on the basis of "face".
After all, whether it is the U.S. military or the bean farmer, the ultimate need is the real benefits, the military can get the salary, the bean farmer soybeans can sell out, only by saying and throwing the pot, can not solve these real problems.
After all, the problems facing the United States now lie in the fact that the policy has not stumbled on the "practical" idea, stalled to solve, soybeans to sell out, relying not on "wishing others to face", but on looking at the problem of themselves.
First, the military manpower was issued, a reliable solution was given to豆农, and then we sat down with China to talk about practical cooperation, and the interaction between China and the United States was never a matter of "who gives whom a face", but of rational communication based on the laws of the market and the needs of both sides.
Only by focusing on solving the real problem can we really get out of the current difficulty, which is the case for the United States and for cooperation between the two sides.
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