Trade War Truce as China Food Insecurity Issues Rise

Trade War Truce as China Food Insecurity Issues Rise
Workers walk past imported soybeans at a port in Nantong city, Jiangsu Province, on April 4, 2018. AFP/Getty Images
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China made the first move toward the Sino-U.S. trade war truce by purchasing nearly 600,000 tons of U.S. soybeans as concerns rise over its domestic food security.

Reuters called China placing a large order for U.S. soybeans on the day before the first meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in seven months, an “apparent goodwill gesture.”