U.S.- China relations Archives

Soy un Agricultor de Soja

October 27, 2025August 14, 2026 Buck Banks

China used to buy half our soybeans to make stuff like tofu,
But Trump’s tariffs ended that, now what’s a soybean farmer to do?
Ask millionaire Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent,
Who owns $25 million in soybean land for rent,
He told ABC News: “I’m actually a soybean farmer. So, I have felt this pain, too.”

China Calls Trump’s Tariffs ‘A Joke’

April 12, 2025April 12, 2025 Buck Banks

— A statement from China’s Finance Ministry

Trump Has Canceled Christmas

April 11, 2025 Buck Banks

87%

Reuters: U.S. retailers are almost completely reliant on China for Christmas decorations, where they source 87% of such goods – worth roughly $4 billion. Chinese factories are also heavily dependent on the U.S. market, where they sell half of what they make.

U.S. Companies Buying Less from China

August 7, 2023 Buck Banks

24%

Washington Post: “Through the first five months of this year, U.S. imports from China were down 24 percent from the same period one year ago.”

Foremost Outpost Host

April 19, 2023 Buck Banks

The United States strives to be a good host,
Welcoming your poor, your tired, etc., to our coasts.
But when it comes to the Chinese,
We should stop aiming to please,
Since learning we’ve been hosting secret police outposts.

More than TikTok

March 27, 2023 Buck Banks

4

The four most downloaded apps over the past month are owned by Chinese companies, Axios reports.

Graham: If You Back Putin Now, You’re ‘Dumber than Dirt’

February 21, 2023 Buck Banks

“If you jump on the Putin train now, you’re dumber than dirt. It would be like buying a ticket on the Titanic after you saw the movie. Don’t do this. The most catastrophic thing that could happen to the U.S.-China relationship, in my opinion, is for China to start to give lethal weapons to Putin in his crime against humanity.”

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Politico.

Insufferable Dirigible

February 7, 2023 Buck Banks

For U.S.-China relations, it wasn’t opportune,
Though for GOP wingnuts it was a PR boon.
See, Xi had a plan ta
Check the forecast in Montana,
But then we went and shot down his “weather” balloon.

Tag: U.S.- China relations

Soy un Agricultor de Soja

China Calls Trump’s Tariffs ‘A Joke’

— A statement from China’s Finance Ministry

Trump Has Canceled Christmas

87%

Reuters: U.S. retailers are almost completely reliant on China for Christmas decorations, where they source 87% of such goods – worth roughly $4 billion. Chinese factories are also heavily dependent on the U.S. market, where they sell half of what they make.

U.S. Companies Buying Less from China

24%

Washington Post: “Through the first five months of this year, U.S. imports from China were down 24 percent from the same period one year ago.”

Foremost Outpost Host

More than TikTok

4

The four most downloaded apps over the past month are owned by Chinese companies, Axios reports.

Graham: If You Back Putin Now, You’re ‘Dumber than Dirt’

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Politico.

Insufferable Dirigible

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

38%

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