Economics
Trump Says China Soybean Purchase Is a ‘Fantastic Sign of Faith’
- Mnuchin, Lighthizer head to China to continue negotiations
- U.S. soybean exports to China dropped last year amid trade war
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China, the world’s largest buyer of soybeans, is expected to keep purchasing U.S. supplies as trade negotiations between the two countries continue, President Donald Trump said from the Oval Office on Thursday.
“They started on a smaller scale, and today they’re starting very big, and I very much appreciate that,” Trump said. “It’s a fantastic sign of faith.”