August 5, 2019

China's top economic planner said on Monday that US claims about not purchasing its agricultural produce are untrue. The real reason for some US produce not being exported to China is because the items are not price competitive. 

Cong Liang, a senior official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said in an interview with state-owned broadcaster China Media Group that the claims are groundless, as China has already purchased US agricultural products such as soybeans.

China has been implementing its pledges on such purchases since the meeting of top leaders of China and the US in Osaka, Japan, and a total of 2.27 million tons of US soybeans are on ships bound for China. 

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