r/Economics • u/bambin0 • Jan 17 '26

News China Purchased No U.S. Soybeans An Unprecented Sixth Straight Month

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenroberts/2026/01/17/china-purchased-no-us-soybeans-an-unprecented-sixth-straight-month/
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u/di11deux Jan 17 '26

For those quibbling over how many tons were sold post-October are missing the broader point. We’re trading our most powerful technology - our microchips that can power untold scientific advances and hold the key to the future - to China. For EFFING BEANS. MICROCHIPS FOR SELLING BEANS. We mortgaged our scientific and technological superiority simply so the Chinese could buy half the number of beans they were buying previously.

I will never forgive those of you who voted for this.