{"id":289608,"date":"2025-10-23T21:04:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-the-humble-soya-bean-has-become-a-political-weapon-in-us-china-trade-war\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T21:04:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:04:54","slug":"how-the-humble-soya-bean-has-become-a-political-weapon-in-us-china-trade-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-the-humble-soya-bean-has-become-a-political-weapon-in-us-china-trade-war\/","title":{"rendered":"How the humble soya bean has become a political weapon in US-China trade war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/MSGtYucqLMY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How the humble soya bean has become a political weapon in US-China trade war\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MSGtYucqLMY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The humble soya bean has become an unlikely political weapon in the US trade war with China.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>In rural Illinois, American farmers have the bittersweet reality of bringing in great harvest but losing their main buyer.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, China bought billions of dollars worth of American farmed soy.<\/p>\n<p>This year, in retaliation for Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs, they haven\u2019t bought a single bean.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The humble soya bean has become an unlikely political weapon in the US trade war with China. 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