Foreign media reveals that US pork exports to China are being strictly inspected, and soybean orders have also been canceled

Foreign media reports that, according to importers and industry sources, China has stepped up inspections of pork imported from the United States. This is the latest measure China has taken against US products in the past few weeks, and it could lead to a slowdown in imports. In addition, as signs of a China-US trade war emerged, Chinese buyers canceled orders for US soybeans one after another.

According to a Reuters report on May 8, some trade experts said they believe this is a warning from Beijing to Washington in response to a series of trade demands the United States made to China last week.

An industry insider said that at the port, every cargo ship arriving must be opened and inspected. By contrast, inspections in the past were only carried out "randomly." He said this has greatly extended the time products remain at the port.

According to another Associated Press report on May 8, as China-US trade friction intensifies, Chinese buyers have canceled orders for US soybeans one after another. If this trend continues, it will deal a blow to American farmers.

The report said China included soybeans on its list of US goods subject to additional tariffs, a list involving 50 billion US dollars worth of US imports. China said that if the United States imposes additional tariffs of the same scale on it, it will take reciprocal measures.