China has told state-owned firms to halt purchases of soybeans and pork from the United States, after Washington said it would eliminate special treatment for Hong Kong to punish Beijing
Large volume state purchases of U.S. corn and cotton have also been put on hold, one of the sources said.
China is ready to halt imports of more agriculture products from the United States if Washington takes more action on Hong Kong, the sources said. State purchases of bulk volumes of U.S. corn and cotton have also been suspended but the details were not clear. China pledged to buy an additional $32 billion worth of U.S. agriculture products over two years above a baseline based on 2017 figures, under the initial trade deal the two countries signed in January.
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