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The White House said Sunday that China has agreed to purchase at least $17 billion in American agricultural products each year through 2028 following President Donald Trump’s recent trip to China.
In a fact sheet released on Sunday, the White House said Trump “negotiated a sweeping package of commitments that will drive high-paying American jobs and open new markets for U.S. goods” during meetings in Beijing.
“China restored market access for U.S. beef by renewing expired listings of more than 400 U.S. beef facilities and adding new listings. China will work with U.S. regulators to lift all suspensions of U.S. beef facilities,” the fact sheet added.
China also resumed imports of poultry from U.S. states “determined by the USDA to be free of highly pathogenic avian influenza.”
According to the administration, the agreement includes a commitment from China to purchase at least $17 billion in U.S. agricultural exports annually over the next several years.
President Trump returned to Washington on Friday after concluding his visit to China, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid ongoing tensions involving Iran, Taiwan and trade relations between the two countries.
While traveling back from Beijing aboard Air Force One, he told reporters that American farmers would benefit significantly from the agreements reached during the trip.
“The farmers are going to be very happy. They’re going to be buying millions of dollars,” President Trump said.
The president also told Sean Hannity in an interview that Xi agreed to purchase American soybeans, oil, liquefied natural gas and other energy products, along with aircraft manufactured by Boeing.
China has historically been one of the largest foreign buyers of U.S. agricultural products, particularly soybeans, making trade agreements with Beijing especially important for American farmers and exporters.
