China says 'rampant' US protectionism threatens agricultural ties

FILE PHOTO: John Duffy augers soybeans from grain bins into a truck so they can be hauled to an elevator and sold on August 01, 2025 in Dwight, Illinois. US soybean exporters risk missing out on billions of dollars worth of sales to China this year as trade talks drag on. - AFP

BEIJING: US protectionism is undermining agricultural cooperation with China, Beijing's ambassador to Washington said, warning that farmers should not bear the price of the trade war between the world's two largest economies.

"It goes without saying that protectionism is rampant, casting a shadow over China-US agricultural cooperation," said Xie Feng, according to the transcript of a speech published by the Chinese embassy on Saturday (Aug 23).