On April 30, the US Senate voted on legislation which could have revoked US President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to kickstart the administration’s tariff regime. However, VP Vance broke the 49-49 tie for a resolution that did garner bipartisan support.
Officials from the US and China cannot agree on the whether talks between the two countries have occurred yet. The only hint of agreement came from a social media account affiliated with Chinese state media, cited Expana.
For months before Trump’s 2025 tariffs were ever imposed, China had been diversifying trading partners to shift away from US products. Now, the US-China tariffs are seen by many as a trade embargo between the world’s biggest economies.
Especially now, Chinese buyers are expected to continue cutting back purchases of US goods like soybeans and pork products. These effects may not be felt for months—and at that time necessary federal help to producers will be considered, according to the US Agriculture Secretary, Brooke Rollins.