MOFCOM said China is open to expanding US farm purchases provided both sides implement a previously agreed $30bn reciprocal tariff-reduction deal. When asked whether China would withhold starting a $17bn farm-purchase commitment until US tariffs are cut, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun declined to answer and referred the question to the relevant departments.

2026-11-06

MOFCOM said China is open to expanding US farm purchases provided both sides implement a previously agreed $30bn reciprocal tariff-reduction deal. When asked whether China would withhold starting a $17bn farm-purchase commitment until US tariffs are cut, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun declined to answer and referred the question to the relevant departments.