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Ag ministry estimates near 1% increase in Chinese soybean planting acreage
Chinese farmers are planting more soybeans. On Thursday, the agriculture ministry (MARA) released its monthly agriculture supply and demand estimates, which include expected planting areas for both corn and soybeans. The vast majority of these key crops have now been… Read More »

China and EU to deepen economic policy exchange
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde visited China on Wednesday and Thursday. This was Lagarde's first trip to China since becoming ECB president in 2019. On Thursday, Premier Li Qiang met with Lagarde and signaled Beijing’s openness to closer EU… Read More »

China hails London framework as “new progress”
On Thursday, Xinhua published a commentary on the recently concluded negotiations between US and Chinese officials in London. ICYMI: The two-day talks produced a framework under which China would reportedly issue temporary, six-month rare earth element (REE) export licenses covering… Read More »