# USTR defends administration's response to China's miss on Phase One pledge | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> USTR Katherine Tai defended the administration's handling of China's failure to meet its 2020 Phase One agricultural purchase commitments. She said the Biden administration has kept Trump-era tariffs in place to maintain pressure on Beijing.

- Date: 2024-04-17 · published 2024-04-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14759-ustr-defends-administration-s-response-to-china-s-miss-on-phase-one-pledge-agri
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

China's shortfall on US farm purchases keeps export demand for US soybeans and other farm goods uncertain, though no new trade action was announced.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-08-04 | [USTR pushing Mexico on biotech; still formulating China plan \| 2021-08-04  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45530-ustr-pushing-mexico-on-biotech-still-formulating-china-plan-2021-08-04-agri.md) | +4.0% | -6.7% |
| SOY | 2019-08-06 | [China revokes tariff exemption on soybeans \| 2019-08-06 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57445-china-revokes-tariff-exemption-on-soybeans-2019-08-06-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | +1.3% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2025-12-23 | [China lags on soybean buys as officials insist deadline hasn’t moved \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14613-china-lags-on-soybean-buys-as-officials-insist-deadline-hasn-t-moved-agri-pulse.md) | -0.7% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2024-05-30 | [Daybreak: Trade deficit grows as China sales weaken \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14752-daybreak-trade-deficit-grows-as-china-sales-weaken-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -3.0% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2024-12-09 | [Tariffs, competition cloud future of China ag exports \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14699-tariffs-competition-cloud-future-of-china-ag-exports-agri-pulse-communications.md) | -0.6% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/20972-ustr-defends-administrations-response-to-chinas-miss-on-phase-one-pledge

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