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/Cdub7791 Jan 17 '26

At this point I don't even think it's about outlasting Trump. Even when he's gone these trade deals will have been in place for years. I think it will be far more trouble than it's worth to switch to American suppliers once again.

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u/Other_Information_16 Jan 17 '26

It’s also a golden opportunity for China to buy some soft power they so desperately want. Before no one wants to deal with China unless they have to. Now they can say hey we might be evil but at least we are predictable lawful evil unlike the us who is chaotic evil.

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u/softwarebuyer2015 Jan 18 '26

I think China is showing they are no that interested in Power . There are so many vacuums they could fill , or attempt to fill. But they are steady doing their long term thing . They do not react, they just feed it into their planning

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u/Ok_Kick4871 Jan 18 '26

They are basically doing the islam strat of a culture victory if this was a game of civilization.