Jim Young/Reuters As American farmers start to wonder how much President Donald Trumpâs trade war with Beijing could cost them, Chinaâs government has a…
Jim Young/Reuters
As American farmers start to wonder how much President Donald Trumpâs trade war with Beijing could cost them, Chinaâs government has a cartoon soybean ready to answer their questions.
State-owned China Global Television Network on Friday posted a video, first spotted by Reuters, seemingly designed to undermine support for Trump’s trade policies. It points out the potential consequences trade escalations could have on American soybean exports, underscoring that China is the world’s largest soy importer. Â
«Hi, everybody. I am a soybean,» the cartoon says in the video. Â «I may not look like much, but I am very important.»
Ahead of the upcoming US midterm elections, the English-narrated video seems to have a certain audience in mind. Nine of the top 10 soybean-growing states in the US voted for Trump, it highlights.
