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China cancels 12,000 metric tons of US pork shipments (thehill.com)
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China canceled 12,000 metric tons of United States pork shipments amid a high-stakes trade standoff between the superpowers, according to data released Thursday.

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[–] JordanZ@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The US was buying pork from China (article says they make up ~50% of the world’s supply). Not understanding these ‘cheap pork’ comments…

U.S. pork imports are now facing a 172 percent tariff, the U.S. Meat Export Federation said, according to Bloomberg News.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Americans have this deeply ingrained misunderstanding of their trade relationships with the rest of the world, that's why it was so easy to mislead majority of them into believing whatever the fuck nonsense they voted for.