Why is China canceling US wheat shipments? – DW – 04/09/2024
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China's wheat imports could decline in 2024, with shipment cancellations and delays raising concerns of weakening demand. What's really behind the surprise move?
  • istanbullu@lemmy.ml
    212·
    2 months ago

    Americans are very funny. They put sanctions on Chinese semiconductor industry, then get upset when the Chinese don’t buy from them?

    • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      The article isn’t about Americans being upset, just noticing a trend in the market.

      The wheat market in general has had better growing and shipping conditions now than two years ago, including within China’s internal market. If China is growing more wheat internally and can get a decent deal on Russian wheat due to Russian sanctions, it makes sense that China wouldn’t need to buy as much from other markets.

  • InvertedParallax@lemm.ee
    32·
    2 months ago

    Because they’re buying from Russia.

    Which is the whole point, duck season’ing China into tying itself as closely to Russia as possible.

      • InvertedParallax@lemm.ee
        27·
        2 months ago

        Yeah, but Canada never has to worry about being cut up for spare parts.

        The whole reason putin attacked Ukraine was to look like an equally strong partner, much like mussolini did with Hitler when he attacked Italy, but that didn’t work out for putin.

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
          8·
          2 months ago

          Already has been with Alberta being a 51st state, and US leeching all the resources out of Canada.

          The whole reason putin attacked Ukraine was to look like an equally strong partner, much like mussolini did with Hitler when he attacked Italy, but that didn’t work out for putin.

          This is the single dumbest thing I’ve read in a while. It’s always incredible to see what goes through the minds of western libs.

          • InvertedParallax@lemm.ee
            13·
            2 months ago

            I don’t know, I’ve heard of bdsm but even I don’t know anyone who gets off on invading a country 1/10th the size, getting your shit pushed in for 2 years and then having them invade YOU.

            If you put that in pornhub I think it would just send the police to free anyone trapped in your basement.

            But if there is one thing Russians have a very high tolerance for, it’s brutal public humiliation.