Beijing — The US has shipped several million tons of soya beans to China since the two countries’ leaders met in June, Chinese state media said on Sunday, an apparent sign of goodwill before trade talks in Shanghai this week.

The US-China trade war has curbed the export of US crops to China, with soya bean sales falling sharply after Beijing slapped tariffs of 25% on US cargoes...

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